Lake Forest, IL (April 23, 2010) - Kirby Lester, LLC, the world's leading pharmacy automation provider, today announced two major product enhancements for its popular line of counting and verification systems: the KL20n and KL30n (for non-interfaced). Simply put, the KL20n and KL30n are the simplest devices to help retail pharmacies avoid medication dispensing errors.

Pharmacies that want affordable assurance against the most common types of dispensing errors (wrong medication, wrong strength, wrong quantity) will find the KL20n and KL30n to be the simplest, most hassle-free devices ever made. These non-interfaced versions are ideal for pharmacies that want to start at a lower cost and operate without interfacing to their pharmacy management system (PMS). The KL20n and KL30n are based on Kirby Lester's PMS-interfaced systems, the KL20 and KL30.

"This is plug-and-play technology at its best," says Christopher Thomsen, Kirby Lester's Vice President, Business Development. "When some of our customers indicated that they didn't need all the advanced connectivity and functions of the KL20 and KL30, we sought to simplify what was already a pretty easy technology platform. These customers wanted a simpler device to handle their most pressing need — which was to avoid errors. The KL20n and KL30n fill an important niche for pharmacies that want super-simple and affordable technology."

The KL20n is a counting and verification system that enables the pharmacy technician to fill 100% of a retail pharmacy's medications (both oral solids and unit of use medications). The KL30n is built on the same KL20n software platform, but the KL30n also utilizes drug-specific cassettes to automate the hands-free dispensing of a pharmacy's 30 (or more) top oral solid medications.

The KL20n and KL30n include these features:

• Count and verify 100% of orders
• Barcode-checking to ensure right drug/right strength
• Onscreen drug images
• Fingerprint scan-tracking of every transaction
• Inventory recording to eliminate hand-tallying
• World-renowned Kirby Lester counting accuracy
• Compact size: Fits on a countertop, needs no remodeling
• Easily upgradeable to interface with your pharmacy management system at a later date

Kirby Lester will be introducing the KL20n and KL30n at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Annual Conference in Palm Springs, FL.

About Kirby Lester Kirby Lester was established in 1971 and maintains the largest market share of automatic tablet/capsule counter sales in the United States, plus 35 other countries. More Kirby Lester counters are used to dispense prescriptions in retail, mail order, hospital and long-term care pharmacies and manufacturing facilities than any other automated counting system; more than 30,000 pharmacies worldwide rely on Kirby Lester for their counting needs...exactly! For more information, contact Kirby Lester at 847.984.3377.