Fresenius Kabi commissioned Clean Modules to build an aseptic services cleanroom production facility within Fresenius Kabi 's combined site at Runcorn, Cheshire.
The new facility will guarantee patient safety in preparing medication and clinical nutrition using the latest in cleanroom technology.
The new aseptic services cleanroom production facility houses a Grade B total parenteral nutrition compounding suite, a Grade B Batch compounding suite and a Grade B Fast compounding suite with a total of 10 Laminar Air Flow cabinets and two three-glove isolators.
The compounding suites are supported by a 395m assembly area, a 542m packing and dispensing room and a 300m Grade C support area.
Besides the facilities for large-scale production, the facility also houses a prescription-only-medicine pharmacy.
A 15 per cent saving on usual installation costs was achieved by the use of Clean Modules 's modular cleanroom construction method.
The modular cleanroom construction method also ensured that the build was completed within the agreed timetable of just eight months, from starting on site to the MHRA inspection.
The workflow of raw materials and the daily dispatch of individual orders (from support equipment to cold-stored individual prescriptions) was a major element of the design phase.
Clean Modules provided many bespoke features including: process flow, the overall lay-out conveyors and trolley hatches.
Additionally, in line with today's rising energy costs and environmental policies, a 31 per cent energy saving has been achieved through the careful design of the air-handling plant and through the use of a re-circulating 'piggyback' system.
This, coupled with the latest facility monitoring system of all major parameters, including particles, temperature and humidity provides an efficient facility complying with all the latest regulatory requirements.
Previously spread over three sites between Runcorn and Birchwood, Fresenius Kabi and Calea UK share one operational platform.
Fresenius Kabi works in the field of clinical nutrition and infusion therapy, while Calea UK provides high-technology clinical homecare to patients, distributing a range of products to support the care of critically ill patients both in hospital and at home, ranging from those suffering with Cystic Fibrosis to patients with intestinal failure and patients in intensive care.
