‘Medication ATMs’ punted at Aids Conference

It’s called a PDU‚ and its aim is to dispense with queues while dispensing medicines. The Ministry of Health announced at the International Aids Conference on Tuesday that “South Africans will soon obtain their medication from self-service ATM-style machines”.“The pharmacy dispensing unit (PDU)‚ currently being piloted at Thembalethu clinic in Johannesburg‚ is a self-service machine where patients can obtain their medication in the same way people withdraw money at an ATM‚” said spokesperson Jo...