Patent ID: 8175890

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for introducing and processing of data related to ordering and distributing of radioactive pharmaceuticals, the computer-implemented method causing an electronic data processing system to: a) receive, at the electronic data processing system, an order for a radioactive pharmaceutical; b) examine a previously recorded database of the electronic data processing system to determine if a mix kit of the ordered radioactive pharmaceutical exists in inventory, wherein the mix kit is formed by exposing a pharmaceutical material to radiation; c) generate extraction instructions, at the electronic data processing system, to extract a dose of the ordered radioactive pharmaceutical from the mix kit of the ordered radioactive pharmaceutical if the mix kit is available, the extraction instructions including a volume and a radioactivity level for the dose; d) receive radioactive activity information for the extracted dose at the electronic data processing system, the radioactivity level being measured after the dose has been extracted; e) record the extracted dose information into the database of the electronic data processing system, the extracted dose information including a volume and radioactive activity level of the extracted dose; f) generate, by the electronic data processing system, a prescription number for the extracted dose of the radioactive pharmaceutical and record the prescription number in the database of the electronic data processing system; and g) generate, by the electronic data processing system, delivery instructions for the extracted dose of the radioactive pharmaceutical and record the delivery instructions in the database of the electronic data processing system.