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A system is provided for providing syringes filled with pharmaceuticals whose components must be stored separately, using a liquid such as water in a pharmaceutical vial, an active ingredient in a protosyringe such as a bottomless vial or a cartridge, and a combiner assembly which enables the conten

A system is provided for providing syringes filled with pharmaceuticals whose components must be stored separately, using a liquid such as water in a pharmaceutical vial, an active ingredient in a protosyringe such as a bottomless vial or a cartridge, and a combiner assembly which enables the content of the pharmaceutical vial to be transferred into the protosyringe and converts it into a ready-to-use syringe on activation. The combined assembly includes a tubular body having recesses at opposite ends for receiving capped ends of the vial and the protosyringe, and a hub and needle assembly between penetrable sheaths or shields which acts on activation of the assembly to enable the transfer and conversion referred to above. Components of the system may also be used to convert protosyringes and pharmaceutical vials containing pharmaceuticals into delivery systems.

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A system is provided for providing syringes filled with pharmaceuticals whose components must be stored separately, using a liquid such as water in a pharmaceutical vial, an active ingredient in a protosyringe such as a bottomless vial or a cartridge, and a combiner assembly which enables the conten

A system is provided for providing syringes filled with pharmaceuticals whose components must be stored separately, using a liquid such as water in a pharmaceutical vial, an active ingredient in a protosyringe such as a bottomless vial or a cartridge, and a combiner assembly which enables the content of the pharmaceutical vial to be transferred into the protosyringe and converts it into a ready-to-use syringe on activation. The combined assembly includes a tubular body having recesses at opposite ends for receiving capped ends of the vial and the protosyringe, and a hub and needle assembly between penetrable sheaths or shields which acts on activation of the assembly to enable the transfer and conversion referred to above. Components of the system may also be used to convert protosyringes and pharmaceutical vials containing pharmaceuticals into delivery systems. physician to a patient over a network, the method comprising: a. providing a physician call center enabling any of a first plurality of physician terminals to be in audiovisual communication over the network with any of a second plurality of patient terminals; b. receiving a call at the physician call center from a patient at one of the patient terminals and routing the call to an available physician at one of the physician terminals, so that the available physician may carry on a two-way conversation with the patient and visually observe the patient; and c. permitting the available physician to make an assessment whether the patient may be suffering from an acute non-urgent condition, and to conduct an examination of the patient over the network, including by a visual study of the patient, only if the assessment is that the patient may be suffering from an acute non-urgent condition. 2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising having the patient stand in the course of the examination, so as to provide a basis for a gross evaluation of patient condition. 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein making an assessment includes making an assessment in accordance with a protocol. 4. A method according to claim 1, wherein providing a physician call center enabling any of a first plurality of physician terminals to be in audiovisual communication over the network with any of a second plurality of patient terminals includes providing a second plurality of patient terminals such that unrestricted access to one or more of the patient terminals is permitted. 5. A method according to claim 1, wherein receiving a call at the physician call center from a patient includes providing a telephone in one or more of the patient terminals that permits direct access to the physician call center upon lifting the receiver. 6. A method according to claim 3, wherein making an assessment in accordance with the protocol includes making an assessment in accordance with a protocol stored in a database. 7. A method according either of claims 3 or 6, wherein making an assessment in accordance with the protocol includes displaying in real time a relevant segment of the protocol to the available physician. 8. A method according to claim 1, wherein permitting the physician to prescribe a treatment includes permitting the physician to refer the patient to a third party for treatment. 9. A method according to claim 8, wherein referring the patient to a third party for treatment includes referring the patient to one or more of a primary care physician, specialist, hospital, emergency room, ambulance service or clinic. 10. A method according to either of claims 8 or 9, wherein referring the patient to a third party includes communicating with the third party via an electronic link included in a relevant segment of a protocol stored in a protocol database resident on a digital storage medium. 11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the electronic link is a hypertext link. 12. A method according to claim 1, wherein permitting the physician to prescribe a treatment includes, when a treatment is being prescribed by a physician, communicating a prescription over the network to a pharmacy. 13. A method according to claim 12, wherein communicating the prescription over the network to the pharmacy includes communicating to the pharmacy instructions to be given to the patient pertaining to the treatment of the patient. 14. A method according to either of claims 12 or 13, wherein communicating the prescription over the network to the pharmacy includes communicating the prescription to the pharmacy via a hypertext link included in a relevant segment of a protocol stored in a database resident on a digital storage medium. 15. A method according to claim 1, wherein permitting the physician to conduct the examination is accomplished under conditions such that the examination is conducted without medical instruments at the patient terminal where the patient