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Pharmacies
If there's any
retail or healthcare outlet that needs video surveillance – it's pharmacies.
Pharmacies, with their large store of expensive and controlled stock and constant
demand for products, could benefit from the protection offered by security cameras.
Better yet, advances like video analytics can help pharmacies work actively
to reduce threat and increase security.
Benefits of Drugstore
Security Cameras
- Protect
staff and customers – security cameras placed near the pharmacy and
among stocks can help keep customers and staff safe by discouraging crime
and objectively documenting any illegal activities that may occur
- Keep
prices low – one continual problem for pharmacies is stock theft
– stolen medicines and drugs may drive up prices, which can hurt consumers
and the pharmacy itself. Video surveillance cameras can help keep stock safe
and identify thieves who take controlled substances.
- Integration
– many pharmacies are smaller units inside a larger store (may it be a grocery
store, discount store, warehouse club, etc). Pharmacies may use their own
system or can be integrated into the larger store's security system. This
has many advantages, but when a pharmacy security system is monitored by store
security and loss prevention, it means that more eyes are constantly watching
the security feed, making it less likely that crimes or robberies will occur.
- IP video
– Developments in the world of IP video have made security cameras a more
powerful tool than ever. IP video cameras can be re-arranged on a whim to
suit changing security needs, and IP video surveillance systems can broadcast
footage over the internet, making it available at any time, and visible from
anywhere in the world.
Risks of Pharmacy
IP Video Systems
- Privacy
– prescription drugs are an extremely confidential subject, and are considered
confidential information. Respect the privacy of customers by keeping security
cameras away from any identifying information about patients and their medicines.
Considerations
for Drugstore Surveillance
Security needs
for drugstores and pharmacies can vary widely depending on a variety of factors.
Consider the following when setting up a pharmacy video surveillance system:
- Is your pharmacy
a small drugstore outlet in a larger store or a freestanding building?
- Do you have
a walk-up counter or do you also offer a drive-through?
- What do you
consider to be your biggest security issue?
- What type of
security do you currently have in place?
- What types of
security problems have you had in the past?
Setup Advice for
Pharmacy IP Video Cameras
- Place cameras
so to capture every pharmacy customer (either at counter or in drive through,
depending – if at a drive through capture the license plate as well), but
be careful to keep medical information private
- A network of
cameras should cover all of the storage areas, including dispensation and
garbage stations.
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