Pharmaceutical compounding systems and methods and information management system for same
First Claim
1. A compounding control method to prepare a compounded mixture for use with at least one pharmaceutical compounding device having an associated plurality of source solutions and a mixture receptacle, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) determining whether said plurality of source solutions conform to a predetermined configuration;
b) at least one of providing an alert to an operator and preventing compounding based on said determining step a);
c) determining respective expiration dates of said plurality of source solutions;
d) at least one of providing a warning and preventing use of any of said plurality of source solutions based on said determination step c);
e) accepting mixture inputs for one or more of said plurality of source solutions; and
f) urging at least a portion of at least one of said plurality of source solutions into said mixture receptacle based on said mixture inputs to form said compounded mixture.
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Abstract
A compounding control method to prepare a compounded mixture for use with at least one pharmaceutical compounding device having an associated plurality of source solutions and a mixture receptacle. The method comprises determining whether the plurality of source solutions conform to a predetermined configuration; providing an alert to an operator and preventing compounding if the source solutions are not as expected; determining respective expiration dates of the source solutions; warning/preventing use of any of the source solutions if any have the source solutions have expired; accepting mixture inputs for the source solutions; and urging at least a portion of at least one of the source solutions into the mixture receptacle based on the mixture inputs to form the compounded mixture.
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21 Claims
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1. A compounding control method to prepare a compounded mixture for use with at least one pharmaceutical compounding device having an associated plurality of source solutions and a mixture receptacle, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) determining whether said plurality of source solutions conform to a predetermined configuration;
b) at least one of providing an alert to an operator and preventing compounding based on said determining step a);
c) determining respective expiration dates of said plurality of source solutions;
d) at least one of providing a warning and preventing use of any of said plurality of source solutions based on said determination step c);
e) accepting mixture inputs for one or more of said plurality of source solutions; and
f) urging at least a portion of at least one of said plurality of source solutions into said mixture receptacle based on said mixture inputs to form said compounded mixture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A compounding control method to prepare a compounded mixture for use with at least one pharmaceutical compounding device having an associated plurality of source solutions and a mixture receptacle, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) determining whether said plurality of source solutions conform to a predetermined configuration;
b) at least one of providing an alert to an operator and preventing compounding based on said determining step a);
c) determining respective expiration dates of said plurality of source solutions;
d) preventing use of any of said plurality of source solutions based on said determination step c);
e) determining if a plurality of compounded mixtures are to be prepared;
f) determining if any of a plurality of additive solutions are to be part of said compounded mixture;
g) determining if any of said plurality of additive solutions may be pooled into a pooled additive solution;
h) urging at least one of said plurality of additive solutions into a pooled additive solution container based on said determining step g);
i) designating said pooled additive solution as a further source solution;
j) accepting mixture inputs for one or more of said plurality of source solutions; and
k) urging at least a portion of at least one of said plurality of source solutions into said mixture receptacle based on said mixture inputs to form said compounded mixture.
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21. A compounding control system for preparing a compounded mixture for use with at least one pharmaceutical compounding device having an associated plurality of source solutions and a mixture receptacle, the system comprising:
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first determining means for determining whether said plurality of source solutions conform to a predetermined configuration;
means for generating at least one of an alert to an operator and preventing compounding based on an output of said first determining means;
second determining means for determining respective expiration dates of said plurality of source solutions;
means for preventing use of any of said plurality of source solutions 12 based on an output of said second determining means;
input means accepting mixture inputs for one or more of said plurality 14 of source solutions; and
pumping-means for pumping at least a portion of at least one of said plurality of source solutions into said mixture receptacle based on said mixture inputs to form said compounded mixture.
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