Nuclear Medicine Training – Radiopharmacy Requests

Radiopharmacy Requests

The first step before radiopharmaceuticals are used in Nuclear Medicine is to submit the requests for them. This will usually be done the day before for Tc-99m products and in plenty of time for ordering externally supplied items.

• Open the menu and then select the Nuclear Medicine button in the navigation bar, if not already highlighted.
• Within the menu, select the Radiopharmacy Requests menu option. This opens the Radiopharmacy Requests screen.

There are multiple forms of request that can be made.

Enter a Pot Request

A pot request can be described as a number of doses and/or approximate activity.

• Select the Add Request, which is located at the top of the screen, opening a dropdown menu.
• Select Enter a Pot Request. This opens the Add Pot Request panel.
• Select the department the request is a Requirement For.
• Enter the date and time it was Requested On.
• Select the user the radiopharmaceutical was Requested By.
• Enter the Investigation Date. Preconfigured times can be selected via the triple dots button.
• Select the ARSAC Investigation. These will have been preconfigured upon setup for your system. This will also prefill the read-only sections, and (if configured) the Pharmaceutical.
• If required, change the Pharmaceutical by selecting the dropdown.
• Optionally, enter any Comments to be added to the request.
• Enter the number of Expected Doses.
• Optionally, enter the Activity Requested.
• Enter how much Extra To Manufacture. This is the additional product requested to allow for leeway in administering the radiopharmaceutical.
• Optionally, enter the Quantity.
• Select Submit at the bottom of the panel to confirm the request.

Alternatively, select Submit and Repeat to both confirm the request and open the form to make a new request, partially prefilled.

Enter a Multi-Dose Request

• Select the Add Request, which is located at the top of the screen, opening a dropdown menu.
• Select Enter a Multi-Dose Request. This opens the Add Multi-Dose Request panel.
• Select the department the request is a Requirement For.
• Enter the date and time it was Requested On.
• Select the user the radiopharmaceutical was Requested By.
• Enter the Investigation Date.
• Select the Radionuclide.
• Select the Pharmaceutical.
• Optionally, enter any Comments to be added to the request.
• Select Add Doses. This opens the Add Doses pop-up.
  • If required, uncheck the Use Requirement Date option.
  • Select an Investigation from the dropdown, or select Other Clinical.
  • Enter the Activity of the dose.
  • Either select the time each dose should be administered, or enter the number of doses to be administered at each time.
• Repeat the prior step for additional doses of a different activity.
• Enter the Activity Requested.
• Enter how much Extra To Manufacture.
• Enter the Quantity.
• Select Submit at the bottom of the panel to confirm the request.

Adding Single Dose Requests

You can also add single doses needed for individual patients.

• Select the Add Request, which is located at the top of the screen, opening a dropdown menu.
• Select Enter a Single Dose Request. This opens the Add Single Dose Request panel.
• Select the department the request is a Requirement For.
• Enter the date and time it was Requested On.
• Select the user the radiopharmaceutical was Requested By.
• Select the ARSAC Investigation. This will prefill the read-only sections, and (if configured) the Product Type.
• If required, select the Product Type.
• Enter the Investigation Date.
• If required, change the Pharmaceutical by selecting the dropdown.
• Optionally, enter any Comments to be added to the request.
• Enter how much Extra To Manufacture.
• Enter the Quantity.
• Select Submit at the bottom of the panel to confirm the request.

The form also has the option for Submit and Repeat.