Manual work at the centre.
For the private prescription workflow described by the pharmacy team, the incoming prescription has no compatible Data Matrix to scan into the MPS. Staff have to enter the prescription information manually.
Healthcare
Pills Record: private prescriptions from photo to MPS
Connected Pills Companion capture, OCR processing and printed Data Matrix output bridge private prescriptions and a supported MPS workflow.
Tranz / Engineering in practice- Product / workflow
- Pills Record
- Market
- United Kingdom
- Focus
- Private prescription capture to MPS entry
The challenge & the change
A paper prescription. Another manual entry.
A connected software workflow.
Pills Record turns a prescription photograph into structured data and a printable Data Matrix. The pharmacy captures the prescription through Pills Companion, then scans the generated code into the supported MPS workflow.
Workflow
Follow the information through the system.
- 01
Connect Companion
Pair the Pills Companion app with the pharmacy system.
- 02
Capture prescription
Photograph the private prescription in the connected app. The described capture flow does not save the photo locally on the phone or computer.
- 03
Extract & generate
OCR and AI processing interpret the prescription and generate a Data Matrix for the prescription information.
- 04
Print & scan
Print the generated code and scan it into the supported MPS workflow to populate the prescription information.
Inside the implementation
Capture once. Carry the information into the MPS.
A dedicated capture path
Pills Companion connects to the pharmacy system and captures the prescription directly. The workflow avoids a general file-upload step and the need to save a prescription image to the device’s photo library.
OCR to a scannable output
Pills Record processes the image, interprets the prescription information and produces a printable Data Matrix. The printed output bridges the photograph-based capture step and the MPS’s scanning workflow.
Privacy and compatibility
The team reports that the capture flow avoids local image storage on the phone and computer. That design limits local copies of prescription images. The delivery team reports that the generated Data Matrix works with McLernons and other supported MPS systems. Compatibility with a pharmacy’s particular system and version should be confirmed during integration.
Pills RecordIllustrative interface
Workflow example
Prescription capture to MPS
- Capture source
- Connected Pills Companion
- Local image saving
- Not used in this capture flow
- Processing
- OCR → structured prescription
- Output
- Printable Data Matrix
- Destination
- Supported MPS scanning workflow
Concept layout · not a production screenshot.
Example content only.
Delivered capabilities & outcomes
A scan-based route for private prescription entry.
Implementation and workflow outcomes reported by the Tranz delivery team.
Connected prescription capture, OCR processing and printed Data Matrix generation in Pills Record.
The delivery team reports successful scanning with McLernons and other supported MPS systems, replacing manual re-entry in those workflows.
The team reports substantial staff-time savings by moving private prescription information from connected capture to a printed code instead of repeatedly entering it by hand.
Context & referencesClear terminology.
Clear terminology.
A defined scope.
Pills Record handles the private-prescription flow described here, using Pills Companion capture and a generated Data Matrix for MPS entry. The interface illustration shows that sequence without patient information or a scannable prescription payload.
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