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Customer Guide
HPAC Cell Cleaning
Mini
The Parata Mini utilizes high-pressure air counting (HPAC) cells to dispense pills. Prior to
replenishing a cell with a new drug, the cell and chute should be properly cleaned to avoid
cross contamination.
This guide steps you through the process for cleaning cells. The process and materials
used apply to both locking and non-locking standard and super cells. This guide also
includes steps for removing and installing chutes. Chutes should be cleaned using the
same process your pharmacy uses to clean items that come in contact with pills.
Please note that some medications require specific precautions in terms of handling for
control purposes, preservation, or contamination risks. These medications may not be
suitable for use in automation equipment, either for counting or packaging. Please use
best pharmacy practices along with an established safety program pertaining to handling
drugs and dispensing them with pharmacy automation. Dispensing hazardous drugs with
a Parata dispensing unit is not recommended. For additional information about cleaning
cells, please contact Parata.
The process for cleaning cells has been reviewed by Bureau Veritas
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and is approved for
cleaning a cell to house a new drug.
Required parts & materials
The Parata In-Pharmacy Cell Cleaning kit (P/N 650-0458) contains all of the items that you
will need to clean four cells. The kit includes:
• 4 pairs of gloves
• 4 stem caps
• 8 large zip-closure bags
• 16 drying cloths (blue)
• 1 bottle of Cleaning Solution (1 gallon; the label is color-coded red)
• 1 bottle of Rinsing Agent (1 gallon; the label is color-coded green)
• 4 40-gram bottles of Sorbent Powder (absorbing powder)
• 4 pleated breathers
• 4 foam breathers
• 4 foam plugs
• 4 splash guards
• 8 baffle covers
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According to Bureau Veritas, an accredited, international health, safety, and environmental services firm,
this cleaning process is within safety standards accepted in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and supports
patient safety for prescriptions dispensed using the Parata Max and Mini.
