Hospital pharmacy computer systems--1982

Results of a survey of hospital pharmacy computer systems vendors are reported. A questionnaire was mailed to 317 possible vendors of hospital pharmacy computer systems in August 1982. Of the 89 companies responding, 30 stated that they marketed a hospital pharmacy system. The results are tabulated in this paper according to general system information, system hardware, system software, and system features. The most common classification of the responding companies was the health-system corporation; second most common was pharmacy computer system companies. Twenty companies have marketed their systems for two years or longer. Sixteen companies now claim to have contracts with more than 20 health-care institutions. The survey results are offered as a guide for comparing the similarities and differences among various vendors of hospital pharmacy computer systems.