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Pharmaceutical compounding systems and methods and information management system for same

  • US 7,343,224 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2003
  • Issued: 03/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A compounding control method for use with at least one pharmaceutical compounding device having an associated plurality of source solutions and a mixture receptacle to prepare a compounded mixture, the method comprising:

  • a) scanning a bar code of said installed plurality of source solutions;

    b) scanning a bar code of respective ones of transfer tubing adapted to be coupled to said plurality of source solutions;

    c) comparing the scanned information of the installed plurality of source solutions and transfer tubing with an expected configuration;

    d) either permitting the operator to commence compounding if the comparison is valid or preventing the operator from compounding if the comparison is invalid;

    e) determining respective expiration dates of said plurality of source solutions;

    f) at least one of providing a warning and preventing use of any of said plurality of source solutions based on said determination step e);

    g) accepting mixture inputs for one or more of said plurality of source solutions; and

    h) 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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