Petra, the new PET laboratory information management system (LIMS) from Lablogic Systems, is capable of maintaining up-to-date records of the components that make up each radiopharmaceutical.
Its inventory management module is an accurate and efficient alternative to paper records; it keeps track of the availability of items in stock, their location, details of QC tests they have passed and whether they are still within their expiry date.
Petra records a complete chain of custody, from order through to receipt and QC analysis to use in a batch, making it simple for users to document their inventory items, regular suppliers and couriers.
Each item can be listed with the QC checks that must be carried out before it can be released for use in production.
It also has a unique barcode that automates the identification of materials during batch preparation.
Groups of items such as starting precursor chemicals, vials and so on can be brought together in order to make a 'kit' specific to a product method.
As items are used during synthesis, the inventory is automatically adjusted and re-order limits for each are flagged up as stocks are reduced.
'Having to check that dozens of separate components are in stock and within their expiry dates before embarking on a new synthesis is a time-consuming process, but Petra makes recordkeeping easy because the loop from synthesis, QC acceptance and use is maintained within the database,' said Huw Loaring, Lablogic director.
