Internal from Nuclear Medicine
Request for products for internal Nuclear Medicine are made through the menu option Nuclear Medicine, under Radiopharmacy requests.
Requesting a Multi-Dose Pot
There are two options for requesting a multi-dose pot. The simplest is via the [Enter a pot request] option.
On the right-hand side, from the triple […] select Tomorrow 08:30. (Friday will automatically default to Monday).
For one-off extras, you can manually add date/time information as required.
Select the Investigation the product is for. This will default the pharmaceutical.
You can then enter the number of expected doses or the required activity. This is purely a guide for the Radiopharmacy team.
When you click [OK], the request will be added to the list.
Requesting a Calculated Multi-Dose Pot
The alternative option for a multi-dose is to calculate the required activity. This is done via the [Enter a multi-dose request] option.
For the Required Date/time, click the […] and select Tomorrow 08:30.
The other fields will default after complete the dose section by clicking [Add doses].
Select the required Investigation from the drop-down list. The default activity will be added for you.
Each time in the list is a button. Click it to increase the number of doses at that time. Or you can manually enter in the box beside each time.
When you click [OK], these will be added to the list on the initial screen.
Underneath the table, IsoStock will display the minimum activity required to give the exact activities at the exact time. You can click [Use +25%] to copy this to the requirement and add 25%. Alternatively, you can manually enter the activity/percent extra.
Clicking [OK] will add the item to the list.
Requesting a Single Dose
A single dose can be requested using the [Enter a single dose request] option.
Enter the investigation date/time either manually or by clicking the […] option.
Select the Investigation from the drop-down list.
On the left-hand side, select the Product Type, if applicable, the Patient Name/Initials/Number.
After clicking [OK], the request will be added to the list.
If you need to enter several items with the same details, you can use the [OK + Repeat] option. This will clear the fields but keep the investigation details.
Requests from External Organisations
You can record requests to supply external organisations using the Radiopharmacy, under the External requests menu option.
This works in a similar way to the internal request, with the exception of selecting the external site.