Market Trends of Central Fill Pharmacy Automation Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Central Fill Pharmacy Automation Market according to our research experts:
The Automated Medication Dispensing Systems is Estimated to Hold the Largest Revenue Share Over the Forecast Period
- The automated medication dispensing systems segment is estimated to account for the largest market share in recent years and expected to do so over the forecast period. This dominance is because of their ability to eliminate medication errors and decreased procedural time duration along with enhanced patient safety and overall staff productivity contributing to the growth of the market.
- On the other hand, in recent years various companies like Parata Systems, ARxIUM, McKesson Corporation, and QMSI generated good revenue by providing central filling services and customized solutions as per the customer requirements. For example, McKesson Corporation, a key player in the central fill pharmacy automation market offers services such as Central Fill as a Service along with drug dispensing systems and pharmacy management software solutions for better operational efficiency resulting in higher availability to the increasing demand.
North America Dominates the Central Fill Pharmacy Automation Market and Expected to do Same in the Forecast Period.
North America is expected to dominate the overall central fill pharmacy automation market throughout the forecast period due to the presence of the huge number of geriatric patients and obese patients in the United States demanding the central fill pharmacy model owing to their advantages. For instance, the American Medical Association report in 2018, nearly 40% of adults over the age of 20 representing about 93.3 million people in the United States were obese, projected to increase in the forecast period driving the market. Furthermore, a rise in the growing number of medication errors due to human intervention in specialty medication dispenses resulting in steep growth of demand to focus on providing value-based care to patients in the United States. Also, an increase in the shift towards automated systems due to reduced labor costs for filling, packaging, and labeling coupled with enhanced compounding and dispensing has drawn attention in this market driving the demand in North America central fill pharmacy market contributing to its outstanding market revenue share throughout the forecast period.
