Method for mixing and dispensing a liquid pharmaceutical with a miscible component

A method of mixing and dispensing liquid insulin, the insulin having a miscible component and a liquid component comprising the following steps:

• providing a pharmaceutical container containing the liquid insulin, the container having a first end, a second end and a wall structure defining an inner volume, the first end including an elastomeric septum, the container including a magnetic mixing member within the inner volume and a piston slidably housed within said container;
• positioning a magnetic field generating element external to the container;
• moving the magnetic field generating element such that the magnetic mixing member is translated along the container to admix the miscible and liquid components of the liquid insulin;
• controlling the relative velocity between the container and the magnetic field generating element such that the magnetic mixing member will create enough turbulence to thoroughly admix the miscible and liquid components of the liquid insulin without mechanically damaging the miscible component;
• accessing the inner volume of the container through the elastomeric septum by inserting an end of a double ended syringe needle through the elastomeric septum;
• and
• dispensing a volume of the now mixed liquid insulin from the container by forcing a drive stem against the piston such that said volume of the liquid insulin is urged out of the container through the double ended syringe needle.

A method of mixing and dispensing liquid insulin, the insulin having a miscible component and a liquid component comprising the following steps:

• providing a pharmaceutical container containing the liquid insulin, the container having a first end, a second end and a wall structure defining an inner volume, the first end including an elastomeric septum, the container including a magnetic mixing member within the inner volume;
• positioning a magnetic field generating element external to the container;
• moving the magnetic field generating element such that the magnetic mixing member is translated along the container to admix the miscible and liquid components of the liquid insulin;
• controlling the relative velocity between the container and the magnetic field generating element such that the magnetic mixing member will create enough turbulence to thoroughly admix the miscible and liquid components of the liquid insulin without mechanically damaging the miscible component;
• accessing the inner volume of the container through the elastomeric septum by inserting the tip of a needle cannula of a syringe through the elastomeric septum;
• and
• withdrawing a volume of the now mixed liquid insulin from the container by drawing said volume into the syringe through the tip of the needle cannula;
• and
• dispensing at least a portion of the liquid insulin from the syringe.