The ‘silver bullet’ against cross-contamination: New dispenser incorporates BioCote

Automatic pill dispenser distributor, Pivotell, has partnered with an antimicrobial technology company to provide a dispenser that incorporates BioCote, a silver ion technology to protect against harmful microbes.

The new dispensers have reportedly demonstrated reductions in contamination of over 99.9%. Additionally, BioCote technology addresses a recognised problem with carousel medication delivery — cross contamination.

“It’s a matter of ethics for us and bringing added value that makes a tangible difference. The product is generally supplied to older, more vulnerable people, who by virtue of their condition (early dementia, Parkinson’s, COPD to name a few) are especially vulnerable to infection, so being BioCote protected gives us a clear USP and means our new dispensers properly protect multi users,” explained Adrian Milne, director of Pharmacell Medication Systems. “We look forward to a very long and productive partnership with BioCote, because their proven antimicrobial technology will generate significant benefits for Pharmacell Medication Systems and all their distributors, not least Pivotell Ltd in the UK.

“We’ve asked all our larger customers and many individual healthcare professionals if they support the inclusion of antimicrobial additives into the dispenser plastics — and have had an overwhelmingly positive response. They’re mainly health and social care professionals — either in the NHS, Local Authority Adult Social Care organisations, Telecare and Telehealth providers, or in pharmacy — so dramatically improving infection control and care packages is of huge significance to them all.”

“Pivotell are just the sort of quality-driven partner we like to work with long term for the greater good, because our respective products are all about enhancing people’s quality of life and product experience,” added Guy Charteris, partner development manager for BioCote. “By means of superior hygiene levels, the inclusion of BioCote Silver Ion Antimicrobial Technology significantly reduces the potential for the transmission of harmful microbes between users and with an ageing population this will only escalate, so we’re delighted to play a vital duty of care role too.

“Our quality control procedures really are second to none and require Pivotell to consistently demonstrate above global standards of antimicrobial performance to continue carrying our trademark. No other antimicrobial provider enforces this measure — but Pivotell to their credit welcome this level and degree of transparency too.

“What a partner like Pivotell also gets from us is hard evidence that the manufacturing process is working and data to support any marketing claims (a legal requirement), plus of course peace of mind their product and ours is doing exactly what we say it is.”