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Pharmacy automation

Short answer Published prices for pharmacy automation run $2.4M per contract (2022-2027) (1 price from 1 source, United States; newest dated Apr 28, 2026). Some suppliers price it per cabinet lease instead. Every receipt is below.

Robots dispensing and packaging medication.

People ask for this as: “pharmacy robot”, “IV compounding robot”

Quick facts

Typical published range
$2.4M per contract (2022-2027)
Price receipts
2 prices from 2 sources
Who does it
3 providers
Where
1 country with a local provider: 🇺🇸 United States

Last updated · Cite this page

How it works

Robots used

  • Pharmacy Robot

Ways to buy it

  • Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).

Bot or Not?

A robot makes sense when…

  • The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
  • It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
  • You need data you will compare over time
  • You need eyes on it right now

Hire a human when…

  • It is small, low and one-off
  • It needs hands, judgement or a repair
  • Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
  • Nobody has defined the job yet

Here's the catch for this job

  • Ask for clinical evidence and peer-reviewed outcomes.
  • Leases and per-procedure pricing are common for big systems.

Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →

What it costs

Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.

All 2 receipts as a table
WhatRangeUnitRegionReceipt
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors agenda (2026-04-28): retroactive Omnicell contract amendment for automated medication dispensing hardware, software and maintenance, adult correctional health, Aug 2022 - Jun 2027 (estimated total)$2.4M/ contract (2022-2027)USagendanet.saccounty.gov
as of Apr 28, 2026
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors file 25-1080: lease of one Omnicell automated dispensing cabinet for a medical-surgery unit via Meridian Leasing, not to exceed$99,985/ cabinet leaseUScontra-costa.legistar.com
as of Mar 25, 2025
older price

Dataset: Pharmacy automation price receipts (Whirrwork). 2 published prices for pharmacy automation, each with its source link and as-of date. Old observations are kept, never overwritten. JSON · history JSON · all downloads · CC BY 4.0

Follow price changes for this job Atom feed: one entry per new or changed price, with its receipt. All feeds

Price history

Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).

SeriesLatestObservationsObservedTrendReceipt
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors agenda (2026-04-28): retroactive Omnicell…$2.4M / contract (2022-2027)1Oct 26, 2026—agendanet.saccounty.gov
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors file 25-1080: lease of one Omnicell automated…$99,985 / cabinet lease1Oct 26, 2026—contra-costa.legistar.com

Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=pharmacy-automation

What to specify and ask

Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":

  1. Prescriptions per day and formats (packs, pouches, vials)
  2. Pharmacy software to integrate
  3. Facility type
  4. Number of beds/rooms or patients
  5. Clinical use case
  6. Integration with EHR/IT
  7. Service and training needs
  8. Financing model

Rules and regulation

Medical robots are regulated devices (FDA 510(k)/PMA in US, CE/MDR in EU, PMDA in Japan). Disinfection claims (UV) may need EPA/agency registration.

General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.

Providers who do this

Filters by headquarters or published service area.

Omnicell

🇺🇸 US Serves US

US pharmacy automation company.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

BD Rowa

🇩🇪 DE Serves global

BD Rowa pharmacy automation robots.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

Swisslog Healthcare

🇨🇭 CH Serves global

Swiss hospital automation.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Questions buyers ask

How much does pharmacy automation cost?

Published prices for pharmacy automation run $2.4M per contract (2022-2027) (1 price from 1 source, United States; newest dated Apr 28, 2026). Some suppliers price it per cabinet lease instead. Every receipt is below.

Who offers pharmacy automation near me?

We list 3 providers for pharmacy automation. 1 country has at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are United States (1). 2 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.

What should I put in a quote request?

Start with prescriptions per day and formats (packs, pouches, vials); pharmacy software to integrate; facility type. The full checklist has 8 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".

Do I actually need a robot for this?

Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Ask for clinical evidence and peer-reviewed outcomes.

Are there rules or permits?

Medical robots are regulated devices (FDA 510(k)/PMA in US, CE/MDR in EU, PMDA in Japan). More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).

Cite this page

Whirrwork. "Pharmacy automation: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-26. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/pharmacy-automation/. CC BY 4.0.

BibTeX
@misc{whirrwork_pharmacy_automation,
  title = {Pharmacy automation: cost, how it works \& providers},
  author = {{Whirrwork}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/pharmacy-automation/},
  note = {Last updated 2026-10-26. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
}

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