Pharmacy automation technology company Eyecon has unveiled the Optical Pill Verification (OPV) software feature for the Eyecon 9430 pill counting system.
OPV visually analyses dispensing workflow in real time, automatically examining each pill for size, shape, colour and printed markings. This helps pharmacies to catch potential dispensing errors before prescriptions are packaged.
OPV gives pharmacies a smarter, faster way to verify every fill with confidence,” said Eyecon product manager William Tuft. “This isn’t a replacement for the pharmacist’s judgment. It’s a tool that supports it.”
OPV analyses each pill as it is dispensed and flags discrepancies in size, shape and colour. It scans markings to confirm medication identity and detects pills remaining in the funnel that could mix into a subsequent fill.
“What makes OPV especially powerful is its ability to distinguish even pills that look nearly identical in size,” said Tuft. “That’s exactly the kind of scenario where errors can slip through undetected, and where OPV adds real value.”
Each fill generates a colour image record stored into the pharmacy management system.
“We designed OPV to fit into a pharmacy’s existing ecosystem and support the process the pharmacy already has without adding complexity,” said Tuft. “Activation takes minutes, and from that point forward every count becomes an intelligent verification process.”
