Pharmaceutical compounding systems and methods with enhanced order entry and information management capabilities for single and/or multiple users and/or a network management capabilities for single and/or multiple users and/or a network

A pharmaceutical compounding device comprising

• a least one pump element,
• a controller coupled to the pumping element, and
• a compounding control manager residing on the controller to receive compounding order input and generate control commands to the pump element based, at least in part, upon the compounding order input, the compounding control manager including a verification function requiring a prescribed bar code input before generation of the control commands.

An interface for performing a pharmaceutical compounding procedure using a compounding device, the interface comprising

• a controller coupled to the compounding device,
• a display screen coupled to the controller, and
• a compounding control manager residing on the controller to receive compounding order input and generate control commands to the compounding device based, at least in part, upon the compounding order input, the compounding control manager including a graphical user interface generated on the display screen including at least one touch-screen function for receiving compounding order input.

An interface for performing a pharmaceutical compounding procedure using a compounding device, the interface comprising

• a controller coupled to the compounding device,
• a display screen coupled to the controller, and
• a compounding control manager residing on the controller to receive compounding order input and generate control commands to the compounding device based, at least in part, upon the compounding order input, the compounding control manager including at least one informational video displayable on the display screen.