Portable Insulated Carrier Containing Prepared Doses of Medications

A portable insulated carrier comprising:

• a container having a front, a back, an open top, and defining an interior cavity;
• a closure, which in a closed positioned, covers the open top of the container;
• at least one cylindrical holder in the interior cavity of the container, wherein the at least one cylindrical holder is configured to receive and retain an object in an upright position;
• and
• an insulating material located at least between the back of the container and the at least one cylindrical holder for preventing body heat of a user from being transferred to the object contained within the cylindrical holder,
• wherein the carrier is configured to maintain the object at a temperature of less than 25 degrees Celsius for at least one hour.

A method for holding a syringe containing a prepared dose of a therapeutic agent comprising:

• drawing a therapeutic agent into one or more disposable syringes;
• placing the one or more syringes in at least one syringe holder of a portable insulated carrier, the carrier comprising
• a container having a front, a back, an open top, and defining an interior cavity,
• a closure for covering the open top of the container,
• the at least one syringe holder,
• an insulating pocket accessible through a slot extending longitudinally across the container and positioned between the at least one syringe holder and the back of the container, and
• an insulating member positioned in the insulating pocket, the insulating member being configured to prevent body heat of a user from being transferred to the syringe in the at least one syringe holder, wherein the carrier is configured to maintain the syringe at a temperature of less than 25 degrees Celsius for at least one hour;
• removing one or more of the syringes from the carrier for administering the medication contained therein to a patient;
• and
• disposing of the syringe after the injection is completed.