BD showcases advances in connected medication management

At the ASHP 2025 Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition in Las Vegas (December 7-10), BD is presenting a set of connected medication management technologies designed to improve storage, dispensing and data visibility across clinical environments. The solutions are exhibited at Booth #1017 and address common hospital pharmacy challenges such as access delays, fragmented data systems and the need for more efficient central fill operations.

Smarter Medication Storage at the Point of Care
One of the centrepieces is the next-generation BD Pyxis™ Pro Dispensing Solution, which introduces a flexible, stackable device configuration. This design increases secure storage capacity while maintaining temperature-appropriate conditions from refrigerated to ambient environments. The engineering claim—faster medication access at the point of care—is consistent with established evidence that shorter retrieval pathways and consolidated inventory locations generally reduce nurse wait times in dispensing workflows.

AI-Enabled Data Integration and Analytics
BD is also demonstrating the BD Incada™ Connected Care Platform, a cloud-based system that integrates data from BD devices into a unified analytics environment. The platform incorporates AI features, including natural-language search, to help clinicians and pharmacy teams interpret operational data more efficiently. Consolidating device data into a single ecosystem is a validated approach for improving visibility in medication management systems, particularly in hospitals that rely on multiple dispensing, storage and tracking technologies.

Automation for High-Volume Boxed Medication Handling
For central fill operations, BD is showcasing the BD Rowa™ Vmax robot, already established in Europe, which automates the picking and replenishment of boxed medications. Its EasyLoad accessory allows staff to queue replenishment tasks at the end of the day while the robot restocks inventory autonomously overnight. The engineering principle—mechanised unit-of-use handling—matches widely adopted European pharmacy automation practices, where similar systems have demonstrated measurable reductions in manual labour and picking errors.

RFID-Driven Inventory Tracking for High-Value Medications
The company is also introducing a collaboration with Marble AI and Terso Solutions, focused on enhancing RFID-based tracking of high-cost or critical medications in central pharmacies. Terso’s RFID-enabled hardware, combined with Marble AI’s cloud-native software, automates receiving, storage and item-level monitoring. Integrating these capabilities into the BD Connected Care ecosystem aligns with proven RFID use cases in hospital pharmacies, where the technology has been shown to improve traceability and reduce stock discrepancies.

A Coordinated Approach to Connected Care
Across these demonstrations, BD positions its new technologies as components of a cohesive medication management ecosystem that integrates automation, AI and real-time data. This combination is designed to support safer, more efficient workflows—an evidence-based objective that aligns with ongoing digitalisation trends in hospital pharmacy practice.

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