Robots Take Over Pharmacies? – BD & Henry Ford Launch 24/7 Prescription Automation in the U.S.

Ladies and gentlemen, grab your lab coats and buckle up — because pharmacy is getting a turbo-boost.

Today, we’re talking about BD (that’s Becton, Dickinson and Co.) teaming up with Henry Ford Health to bring pharmacy automation to the future. Yes, robots in scrubs (well…robotic pharmacy machines).

Here’s what’s going on: BD and Henry Ford Health are rolling out something called the BD Rowa Vmax — a high-speed, modular, high-capacity robotic pharmacy storage and dispensing system.

The aim? Let patients pick up certain prescriptions any time of day, any day of week — 24/7 convenience. Midnight cough syrup run? No problem.

The first deployment will be in Michigan — Southeast and Central Michigan — at Henry Ford’s hospital-based community pharmacies. These are places already used to hustle and bustle, and soon, they’ll have robot help with the heavy lifting.

Jennifer Tryon, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Henry Ford, put it nicely: modern pharmacies need industrial-grade reliability with human-centered design. The bots help with the reliability; humans bring the heart.

So what does this Rowa Vmax thing actually do?

• It automates storage and dispensing of meds — safely, accurately.
• Has real-time tracking of prescriptions. So you (or your pharmacist) always know where your meds are.
• Scalable and modular: the system can grow or reconfigure depending on the pharmacy’s needs.
• Handles cold-chain meds (refrigerated stuff), supplies, OTC products — so it’s not just pills, it’s a full pharmacy ecosystem.

And perhaps most importantly: frees up the human pharmacy staff to do what they do best — patient care, conversations, ensuring safety — rather than spending hours rummaging through shelves.

Henry Ford Health says this is part of their “High Value Pharmacy Enterprise” — a vision to unify every touchpoint: safer care, better access, measurable outcomes.

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