Lesson 3: Application
<1 min
About This Lesson
Practice identifying waste in real pharmacy scenarios.
Spot the Waste
<1 minA technician walks to the back storage area three times for one order because medications are stored in different locations. Select ALL the wastes present:
Select 1-4 option
Name That Waste
Match each pharmacy scenario to the correct waste type.
Transportation
Inventory
Motion
Waiting
Overproduction
Over-processing
Defects
Prescription sent to wrong location, then forwarded
Expired medications found during shelf check
Pharmacist walks to printer 15 times per shift
On hold with insurance company for 20 minutes
IV doses prepared hours before needed
Same allergy info verified by 4 different staff
Wrong dose caught at final check, needs rebilling
20-30%
of pharmacy staff time may be spent on wasteful activities
Source: American Society of Health-System PharmacistsClick on examples of waste you can identify in this pharmacy scene.
Find at least 4 types of waste in this image.
Found: 0 / 4
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