PHARMACEUTICAL PIG AND METHOD OF USE

摘要

A pharmaceutical pig (120) is used to transport a syringe (199) containing a liquid radiopharmaceutical from a radiopharmacy to a medical facility for administration to a patient. The used syringe (199) is sent back in the pig (120) to the radiopharmacy for disposal. The pig includes a cap (38) that is removably attached to a base (46). Shielding elements (20, 22), typically formed from lead, are enclosed in the cap (38) and the base (46). The pig ca n be used to transport a conventional syringe or a safety syringe. The pig can be used with or without an inner liner in the base. There is never an inner liner in the cap.