Drug compounding skid and compounding method

摘要

A drug compounding skid for sterile transfer of a compounded drug. The skid includes vessels configured to form a sterile seal of a drug contained therein. The skid may include a sterilization system, a drug transfer system, and a cleaning system. The skid may be used to perform sterile transfer of a compounded drug from the vessels to a holding tank. A skid may include a plurality of drug compounding tanks with agitation devices mounted thereto.

主权项

1. A skid apparatus for sterile transfer of a compounded drug comprising:
a frame configured to stand upon a supporting surface; a vessel having an interior chamber and an outer surface with a first open end and a second open end, and configured to retain a drug that is compounded within the interior chamber, and having a first valve at the first open end and a second valve at the second open end that are configured to form a sterile seal of the drug compounded within the interior chamber, the vessel configured to be releasably retained by the frame and to be used with a drug compounding device that compounds the drug within the interior chamber when the vessel is released from the frame; a sterilization system coupled to the frame and configured to direct sterilizing steam to contact and sterilize the first valve and the second valve when the vessel is retained by the frame; and a drug transfer system coupled to the frame and configured to direct fluid such that the fluid passes through the first valve, then through the interior chamber, and then through the second valve to transfer the drug that is compounded within the interior chamber to a holding tank when the vessel is retained by the frame.