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Abstract

A container for holding a concentrated drug for a mixing system includes a barrel with a cover structure including a delivery passage at a first end and a closing structure at an opposite, second end. A female Luer lock fitting defines the delivery passage at the first end. The closing structure and the female Luer lock fitting can each be formed integrally with the barrel, or the closing structure can be a slidable stopper. The closing structure may also include a holder. The holder is constructed to move between two positions. In the first position, the holder is in a elevated position on the second end of the barrel. The barrel can vent vapor around the cover piece. In the second position, the holder is depressed onto the barrel and it cannot vent vapor. The cover structure may include a snap-on cover piece to fit over the first end. The cover piece includes the female luer lock fitting. The cover piece functions similar to the holder. The container can be used in a mixing system which includes a diluent syringe with a barrel having a discharge passage at a first end, and a piston slidably and sealingly disposed in the diluent syringe barrel to define a diluent chamber adjacent the discharge passage. The syringe includes a male Luer lock fitting at its first end for releasably connecting to the female Luer lock fitting of the container. Diluent can be passed from the syringe into the container to mix with the concentrated drug and the resultant mixture can then be drawn from the container for administering to a patient.

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