Friday, February 28, 2025
Meet the Pharmacy Practice + Business Award winner for Technician Initiative Avalon Lupini, founder of SmartyPrints: Improving patient safety and pharmacy workflow
In most pharmacies, labelling medications can be time consuming – labels are sometimes hand-written resulting in smeared ink or, when printers are used, the adhesive doesn’t always stick properly to cold or wet surfaces.
All of this can lead to lost time and potential risks to patient safety.
“To solve this problem, I designed a smart printing system that will improve labeling quality and consistency, and will empower technicians to do their job faster and better. SmartyPrints is safer, more cost-effective, and really easy to set up and use. I believe that every improvement in our daily work processes will translate to better patient care. Labels have a coating making them resistant to water, rubbing alcohol or chemicals and stick better to packaging. Once you have SmartyPrints your label printing will be streamlined and easy for everyone, leaving more time and resources for what matters most - your patients.”
Avalon has been travelling the country promoting SmartyPrints at trade shows in Ontario and Western Canada. Congratulations Avalon!