United Supermarkets, the Texas-based operator of 43 pharmacies, and FLAVORx, makers of medication flavor choice and taste improvement systems, have agreed to a chain-wide rollout of the new Fillmaster Plus dispensing technology from FLAVORx.

With this new device, pharmaceutical reconstitution, which in many cases is a manual process, can be done at the push of a button. When a prescription bottle is scanned using the Fillmaster Plus, the unit displays the medication's name, volume, and strength, as well as the amount of purified water it needs for reconstitution. This process reduces the risk of dispensing errors, and at the same time reconstitution is accomplished in a matter of seconds.

The new system also gives pharmacy staff the ability to customize the taste of liquid medications, based on the child's or parent's preference.