Advantage© (APS) uniquely integrates the pharmacy, nursing home, physician's office, and medication cart in a manner which saves time, reduces waste, decreases labor costs and promotes safety. How does APS save time and increase efficiency? 1. Medication filling and packaging is automated based on each patient's current medication profile 2. Automatic documentation for nursing staff of medication administration 3. Time stamp on administration of medications 4. Automatic documentation of missed doses How does APS reduce waste? 1, Medications released for administration at the time of the medication pass 2. Eliminates the need to return unused medication to the pharmacy How does APS decrease labor costs? 1. Allows for predictive packaging thereby saving labor costs 2. Decreases nursing time during the medication pass 3. Decreases time required for pharmacists to enter and verifying prescriptions How does APS promote safety? 1. Time stamp on administration of medications. 2. Automatic documentation of missed doses. 3. Medications are labeled individually at the pharmacy with expiration date and lot number. 4. Automates required formulary changes in medications at the point of prescribing. 5. Common database eliminates transcription errors. 6. Allows the nurse to update and transmit to pharmacy changes in Level of Care immediately.