Method and apparatus for preparing a medicinal substance

摘要

Provided are a system and method for presenting information related to a drug dilution. A computer memory stores a drug database with a plurality of drug entries, each of which includes an identification and concentration of a drug stored in an originating container. A reader is operable to read a barcode associated with the drug identifier of the originating drug container and the concentration and/or dose and volume of the drug in the container. A user selects or enters a desired drug preparation that may include one or more preparations of the originating drug requested for administration to a patient. A computer processor interprets the concentrate signal, identifies the concentration of the originating drug based on content included in the drug database, and determines a recipe to be presented to the user for preparing the drug including any required dilutions.

主权项

1. A system for presenting information related to a drug dilution, the system comprising:
a non-transitory, computer-readable memory storing a drug database comprising a plurality of drug entries, each of the plurality of drug entries comprising: (i) a drug identification that identifies a drug stored in a drug container, (ii) a concentration of the drug stored in the drug container; and (iii) a plurality of pre-defined dilution options that are selectable by a user to specify a desired dilution of a concentrated drug to be labeled, the pre-defined dilution options comprising at least one of a first option having a pre-defined total dose and/or a pre-defined total volume different from a corresponding value on the drug container, and a second option that is selectable to generate a label for a custom dilution that is not pre-defined; a reader that is operable to read a first computer-readable code associated with the concentrated drug to be diluted and transmit a concentrate signal; an input device that presents the user with a user interface for entering the desired dilution of the concentrated drug requested for administration to a patient; a computer processor adapted to interpret the concentrate signal and identify the concentrated drug based on content included in the drug database; and a printer for printing label content onto a label to be applied to a delivery container for administering the desired dilution to the patient, wherein at least one of the plurality of pre-defined dilution options is designated in the drug database as a non-standard dilution and the printer generates a label indicating the label is for the non-standard dilution.