I write to offer comment in support of petition 344 regarding central distribution and pharmacist verification of schedule VI drugs being delivered directly to receiving hospital automated dispensing devices. Hospitals are continually forced to find more efficient, yet clinically sound, methods for providing care to patients.  It is an ongoing battle to optimize great patient care with reliable operations, both competing for time, manpower and other resources.  Distributing medications using a just-in-time model of distribution has allowed facilities to dramatically improve their economic performance by reducing inventory stored on the shelf at any given time, increase inventory turnover to keep fresh stock, and virtually eliminate waste through expiry.  Additionally, centralization has allowed for focused checking of the drug supply by dedicated distribution pharmacists, thereby allowing facility pharmacists to focus on the bedside patient care and support of the multidisciplinary care team.  This is the way of the future, supporting pharmacists to work a the top of their license and allowing the dedicated distributive staff to focus on their main objective to deliver cost efficient and accurate drug supply.