ITAB Sintek AB's five steps to a complete medicine room
ITAB Sintek AB's medicine room - a safe, functional solution ITAB Sintek AB is a Swedish-owned company with operations all over the world. Our core business is helping pharmacies and hospitals with the storage and handling of medicines. We do this by offering unique systems of fixtures and fittings developed in close collaboration with end users. Safety first ITAB Sintek AB's systems of fixtures and fittings are carefully developed and tried and tested. The sloping shelves are designed to give you a good overview and allow for the quick, safe handling of medicines. They are filled from the back, which guarantees the right order of use: "first in, first out". Up to 50 per cent more floor space ITAB Sintek AB's systems offer extremely compact storage, with room for a lot of medicine in a small space. This means that you can release up to 50 per cent more floor space compared with other solutions. ITAB Sintek AB's system focuses just as much on ergonomics as on the safe A more comfortable working handling of medicines. environment Each solution is designed with consideration given to those who work in the medicine room. Systems are being continuously developed with a view to offering secure handling of medicines and a comfortable, ergonomic workplace.
Flexible and movable ITAB Sintek AB's system of fixtures and fittings is a solution that is economic in the long term. The fittings are built up using free-standing modules. They can therefore be easily rebuilt, reused and supplemented as needs change. Even existing fittings such as fixed benches, etc. can be supplemented with ITAB Sintek AB's products.
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Clear edge markings help you to find what you want.
steps to a complete medicine room
A practical divider system creates order and clarity.
The purpose of this document is to provide you with a good planning tool and help along the way to create an effective workplace for handling medicines. It is aimed at nurses, dental nurses, architects and purchasing managers who are in the process of furnishing a medicine room in a hospital, a health centre, a dental practice, a home for the elderly, etc.
1. ANALYSIS OF NEEDS Before you start planning your medicine room, there are a number of questions you need to give some thought to.
2. PREPARATIONS Which solution should you choose? Start with the analysis of needs and the space you have available. 3D drawings visualise your ideas.
3. FLOOR PLAN Plan and choose the fittings. Open or closed solution. Choose ready-made modules or create your own.
4. VISUALISATION You will have a two-dimensional and a three-dimensional drawing and a quotation to study before you place your order.
5. DELIVERY & ASSEMBLY Assemble yourself or order help with assembly.
It's all about smart planning. Think about how you want to work and move.
Sloping shelves and boxes provide a better overview.
1. ANALYSIS OF NEEDS
Bear in mind
It is a good idea to have the following catalogues to hand when you do your planning: StockFlow Modules, StockFlow Articles, Rhombic Modules & Articles and Carousel Modules & Articles. The same information is also available on our website. Contact ITAB Sintek AB for login details. L
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Questions you should ask yourself
before you begin
Once you have gone through and answered the questions in the checklist, you will have a good base on which to make decisions ahead of planning your department's medicine room.
Checklist – questions to consider 1. When is the medicine room to be ready? Draw up a timetable. Fill in the one below or make your own. 2. How many workplaces do you need? How big do the workspaces need to be? 3. Should they be seated or standing workplaces? 4. How many people work in the room at the same time? 5. How many computers do you need? 6. Who stocks up the medicine room? How often and when?
8. How many people are to have access to the room? 9. What is the proportion of medicines, liquids/cans and other articles? 10. Do you need compact storage or a combination of boxes, shelves and trays? 11. Is refrigerated storage required? 12. Is storage away from light required? 13. Do you need help with assembly? 14. Budget
7. What level of security is needed? Do you need locked cabinets?
Timetable Action
Date
Responsible/Involved
1. First planning meeting 2. Analysis of needs completed 3. Measuring of medicine room 4. Planning drawing complete 5. Enquiry sent to supplier(s) 6. Proposal and quotation from ITAB Sintek AB 7. Order sent to ITAB Sintek AB 8. Desired delivery day (approx. six working weeks' delivery for standard equipment) 9. Installation complete 10. Medicine room stocked and ready to use
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2. PREPARATIONS
Medicine rooms for
all purposes and needs
ITAB Sintek AB has solutions for all kinds of medicine handling. For open storage and enclosed storage. From very large medicine rooms to lockable medicine cabinets in, for example, geriatric care units. When you prepare to plan your medicine room, it is important that the solution you choose is adapted both to your needs and to the space available. Here are three examples of solutions. To get more
Model of large medicine room
inspiration, you can also look through the brochures entitled StockFlow Modules, StockFlow Articles, Rhombic Modules & Articles and Carousel Modules & Articles. For architects and others who work professionally with AutoCAD, there are special application programs for all of ITAB Sintek AB's products. Contact ITAB Sintek AB about these.
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This is an example of a large medicine room for an anaesthetics department.
Model of mediumsized medicine room
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sq.m. This is a typical example of a medium-sized medicine room in a care ward in a hospital environment.
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Model of medicine cabinet
sq.m. sq.m. Example of StockFlow lockable cabinets with sliding doors. Suitable for geriatric care, etc. where there is little space.
StockFlow – flexible, open storage system - combine whichever way you want StockFlow is a simple, practical modular system for all surfaces. In the StockFlow Module catalogue you will find ready-to-use modules for various areas of application. The system is completely flexible. You can also create
your own modules or rebuild existing ones. There are also special corner modules. Below you can see some of the most popular StockFlow modules. Can be combined with Carousel 110.
Shelf storage module.
Workplace module with Combi boxes and larger drawers. Can easily be installed in one-sided and double-sided version, and supplemented by screen holder.
Module for compact medicine storage with Combi boxes.
Carousel 110 with 10 sloping levels and conical roof. Can be combined with the StockFlow range.
Rhombic Rx – closed systems for surgical wards, health centres, etc. Rhombic is an elegant storage solution that has been given the “Excellent Swedish Design” award. Rhombic is widely used by pharmacies all over the world. The sloping storage technique has a Nordic tradition and is based on
the desire of pharmacy staff to use items in the right order, “first in, first out”. Rhombic is available with right- and left-facing drawers.
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FLOORPLAN PLAN 3. FLOOR
A. Measure your medicine room and
produce a floor plan
ments, plug sockets, etc.
2. Draw any windows, doors, elements, plug sockets, etc. 3. D raw any fixed fittings, e.g. fridges. 3. G Draw any fixed fittings, e.g. fridges. 4. ive some thought to the way you and your colleagues will work and
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any trolleys you need. Where will they be parked when not in use?
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lace the most important functions close to one P another - workplaces, most-used medicines and other articles, refrigerated storage (if required), etc. Draw flows on the floor plan.
Module no.: _ _ _ _
on the attached squared paper. See illustration on right. doors, ele2. D raw any windows,
StockFlow shelf module 40 x 80 cm
on the attached squared paper. See
1. illustration Measure the space and draw it onfloor right.
Shelf 40 x 40 cm
This is what you do: This is what you do: 1. Measure the floor space and draw it
Corner shelf 40 x 40 cm
Use the attached squared paper and the modules on the attached module sheet when planning your medicine room. Feel free to take several copies of the squared paper and module sheet. Use the squared paper to produce a floor plan of the medicine room. StockFlow shelf module 40 x 80 cm
StockFlow box module 40 x 80 cm
Module no.: _ _ _ _
Module no.: _ _ _ _
B. Plan the
fixtures and fittings It's now time to sit down with your colleagues and sketch out the fittings.
Worktop 60 x 80 cm
Module no.: _ _ _ _
StockFlow workplace module 40 x 80 cm
Worktop 60 x 80 cm
Module no.: _ _ _ _
StockFlow workplace module 40 x 80 cm
Cut out the modules you want to use.
This is what you do: StockFlow workplace module 40 x 80 cm
Module no.: _ _ _ _
Worktop 60 x 80 cm
1. You need your drawings and the
attached module sheet. Feel free to take several copies.
2. Choose the modules you need
from the StockFlow or Rhombic range.
3. You can also create your own
modules and combine shelves, boxes and trays according to your needs.
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4. Write in the article number of the
modules you choose. You can do this on the diagram itself.
5 Once you've done your floor plan, Feel free to take several copies of the squared paper and module sheet.
it's time to contact us at ITAB Sintek AB or the architect with whom you are working. Make a copy of the diagram and keep one copy.
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4. VISUALISATION
A suggestion
to think about
On the basis of your floor plan, we produce a proposal in the form of a twodimensional and a three-dimensional drawing of your medicine room. Here you can see all modules and units in position in the medicine room.
Three-dimensional drawing
Quotation Together with these drawings, you receive a quotation.
Order Once you have thought about the proposal and, if necessary, made certain additions, you place your order. You contact us at ITAB Sintek AB and we run through the order together. We agree on a delivery date.
5. DELIVERY & ASSEMBLY We deliver your fixtures and fittings to your premises. All articles come in flat packs, with simple, clear assembly instructions. The fittings are easy to assemble, but if you need help with this we can arrange it for you. 10
Two-dimensional drawing
ITAB Sintek AB's
other solutions
ITAB Sintek AB's systems are used in many different areas for the handling and storage of medicines. Here you can see ITAB Sintek AB's StockFlow 8501 medicine cabinet, which is ideal when space is at a premium
and there is no need for a separate medicine room. Possible areas of application include dental practices, geriatric care units and GP's practices.
ITAB Sintek AB's lockable StockFlow 8501 medicine cabinet with sliding doors for narrow spaces. Here as double cabinet.
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ITAB Sintek AB – one of the world's most widely used storage systems for medicines
ITAB Sintek AB is a 100% Swedish company that manufactures one of the world's most widely used systems for handling medicines. It is used in areas such as pharmacies, hospitals, outpatient clinics and dental practices. We have been active in the industry since the 1960s. Our customers have shown great appreciation for our product portfolio and broad experience of the storage and handling of medicines. ITAB Sintek AB's systems are being developed continuously in close collaboration with end users. This provides a guarantee that our customers' specific needs are satisfied in a cost-efficient way. ITAB Sintek AB has ISO certification in accordance with SS-EN ISO 9001:2008 and environmental certification under SS-EN ISO 14001:2004.
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