Dispose of Old Compounds

This screen is used to organise the disposal and storage of used/decayed products.

A table shows all current stocks. An option allows the inclusion of products outside of Radiopharmacy.

Referencereference of the item/product
Nuclideradionuclide
Namepharmaceutical/product name
Receiveddate/time the product was received
Activitycurrent decay corrected activity
Remaining %remaining as a percentage of volume
Decayed %remaining as a percentage of reference activity
Locationcurrent location
Expiresexpiry date and time
Batch / lotsuppliers batch and/or lot number

Colour is used to indicate:

GreenItems decayed to less than 1% of their reference activity
RedItems that have expired

Dispose of Remaining

This option records the disposal of any remaining activity in the pot.

Disposed of byuser recording the disposal
Date/timedate and time of the disposal
Disposal route (1-5)route of disposal, e.g. drain or a container type
Waste referencereference of the waste container
%amount of the remaining pot to that route
Notesfree text notes relating to the disposal

Multi Dispose to Container

This option allows you to record the disposal of multiple items in one transaction.

Select the Department and Location containing the items to be disposed of. Tick the items to dispose of. Enter the details of the new Disposal route and Waste Reference (if relevant) at the bottom of the screen.

Unlike single disposals, where a percentage can be entered, the multi-dispose option assumes all the remaining volume/activity of each item is being disposed of.

This option provides a printed version of the details listed.

The list is printable.

Exportable to PDF/Excel/CSV/Clipboard to Excel/Word/email

Move This Compound

This option moves a single product from one area to another.

Select the new DepartmentLocation and Owner details.

There is a Recent moves button that allows you to pre-fill the details from a previous move.

Move Multiple Items

This option moves a number of items from one location to another.

Select the Department and Location containing the items to be moved. Tick the items to move. Enter the details of the new Department and Location/Store at the bottom of the screen.

There is a Recent moves button that allows you to pre-fill the details from a previous move.

Transfer Off-Site

Allows the user to transfer all or part of an item off site as a non-waste transfer. e.g. for QA purposes.

Date/timewhen the transfer was made
Transferred bywho transferred it
Transferred towhere the item was transferred to
Company namename of the receiver, if applicable
Addressdestination address
Contactcontact at the receiver
Referencereceivers reference code
Quantityquantity being transferred
Activityactivity being transferred
Percentagepercentage being transferred

On confirmation, the transfer will be given a unique consignment number.

The details of the transfer will also be placed on the clipboard in text form and in an encrypted form that can be sent to the receiver and imported into IsoStock if they use it.

Convert to Waste Item

Occasionally items will need to be discarded without disposing into a waste container.

Of typetype of accumulated waste
Marked byuser converting to waste
Date/timedate and time of convert
Volumeoptional volume in litres
Weightoptional weight in kg

On completion, a waste item will be created within Department Waste with the same Reference. It can then be treated the same way as waste containers.

Show Edits

This option shows the details of any changes along with the user, date/time of the change, the reason, and the items changed.

Updated on July 13, 2023

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