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Planning – External Orders

This option allows users to track orders of radioactive products before they arrive on-site.

The list can be filtered by date, status, pharmaceutical or requesting department/site.

Information displayed about orders:

Referenceunique reference for the product
Datewhen the product is required
Timetime the product is required
Nuclideradionuclide in the product
Pharmaceuticalpharmaceutical name or description
Patient number/namepatient it is for if applicable
Activitynominal activity ordered
Order statuscurrent status of order
Expectedwhen the product is expected
Arrival actexpected decay corrected activity on arrival
For department/sitedepartment or external site it is for
Product typetype of product

Colour is used to indicate

Blackunprocessed requested items
Reditems needing ordered
Greenitems on order
Blueitems that can be supplied from stock
Cyanitems that been delivered
Greyorders that have been cancelled

Create a New Order

This option creates a new order unlinked to a Radiopharmacy Request. This could be for a Generator.

The data the can be entered is:

Departmentthe department that requires the item
Ordered bythe user ordering the item
Order referencereference for the order (button to link to existing orders)
Date ordereddate/time order placed
Projecta project number or study number (free text/optional)
Protocol/licencethe protocol or licence under which the compound is to be used
Catalogue codethe manufacturer’s/supplier’s catalogue code for the product (free text). Selecting a product will fill in other default details
Pack sizeavailable when selecting a product which is supplied in different quantities
Suppliersupplier of the product (free text)
Compoundthe name/description of the product (free text)
Radionuclidethe radionuclide that the product contains
Date/time Requiredwhen the product needs to be available
Reference date/timethe reference/activity date (optional)
Activitythe activity and units
Quantitythe quantity and units
Concentrationthe concentration and units
Calculatespecifies which of activity/quantity/concentration will be calculated from the other two values
Spec actthe specific activity and units (optional)
Costthe cost of the compound (optional)
Notesany other notes (optional)
Date expecteddate/time expected delivery

IsoStock will calculate the decay corrected activity at delivery time and the required/intended use time.

Order This Item

This option creates an order against a Radiopharmacy Request.

It is identical in operation as the Create a new order above, however date/time required, radionuclide etc. will auto fill from the Request.

Create Kit Order for This

This option creates an order for a kit for use to dispense a Radiopharmacy Request.

This is slightly different to ordering against the Request, as the product is received as a kit, and the kit later used to product the required product. This will eventually be represented as two items – the kit, and the product manufactured from the kit.

It is identical in operation as the Create a new order above, however date/time required, radionuclide etc. will auto fill from the Request.

View / Edit This Order

This option allows the user to edit a previously entered Order.

Delete This Order

This option allows the user to delete a previously entered Order. If this relates to a Radiopharmacy Request, the Request will still exist.

Check Limits at Delivery

This option allows the user to check the limits which may be affected by the delivery of items.

The limits are checked at the expected delivery date/time of the highlighted item.

Update Order Status

This option updates the Order Status, which is then reflected on the Radiopharmacy Requests screen.

The user can specify the status, record any notes and the expected delivery date.

Confirm Manufacture Plan

This option allows the user to plan how a Request will be met. This could be through manufacture (eg. Tc99m products), or by ordering from an external supplier.

The details to be entered are:

To use in manufacturethe product/kit that will be used
Manufacture processhow the product will be made / received
Details / refthe source of radioactivity, with […] to select from stocks or planned items
GradeIV / oral
Supply statusstatus for Nuclear Medicine
Reference / notesfurther order/supply notes
Expected dateexpected date of delivery
Planned activitythe planned activity for manufacture
Quantityoptional planned quantity for manufacture

View / Edit Plan Details

This option allows the user to edit a previously planned item.

View / Edit This Requirement

This option allows the user to edit the initial Radiopharmacy Request without returning to the original screen.

It is identical in operation to Nuclear Medicine – Radiopharmacy Requests.

Delete This Requirement

This option allows the user to delete the initial Radiopharmacy Request without returning to the original screen.

It is identical in operation to Nuclear Medicine – Radiopharmacy Requests.

Show Edits

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

Updated on July 14, 2023

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