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The invention relates to a refrigerator for storing vials containing a (bio)pharmaceutical substance, in particular vaccines for animals, comprising a cabinet having an internal space for accommodating the vials arranged in columns, a cooling element for cooling the internal space and at least one d

The invention relates to a refrigerator for storing vials containing a (bio)pharmaceutical substance, in particular vaccines for animals, comprising a cabinet having an internal space for accommodating the vials arranged in columns, a cooling element for cooling the internal space and at least one door or dispenser for removing vials from the internal space. A plurality of guides located inside the space and adapted to slidingly accommodate columns of the vials. The invention further relates to a cartridge suitable for use in the said refrigerator.

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1. A method for transporting, storing and selectively dispensing vials containing (bio)pharmaceutical compositions, comprising: providing two or more vials containing (bio)pharmaceutical compositions;providing at least two removable cartridges for holding the two or more vials;placing the vials into

1. A method for transporting, storing and selectively dispensing vials containing (bio)pharmaceutical compositions, comprising: providing two or more vials containing (bio)pharmaceutical compositions;providing at least two removable cartridges for holding the two or more vials;placing the vials into the removable cartridges, wherein all vials placed into each removable cartridge contain the same (bio)pharmaceutical composition;providing a first housing having an internal space for accommodating the at removable cartridges and a door or dispenser through which a selected vial may be removed from one of the removable cartridges to the exterior of the first housing;placing the removable cartridges containing the vials into the first housing;providing a second housing comprising a cooling element;transporting the first housing to the second housing;detachably mounting the first housing onto the exterior of the second housing, such that the first housing and the second housing share a single common interface and the first housing and the second housing are mutually detachable, whereby the first housing and the second housing may be detached or attached without requiring the use of tools and without disturbing the contents of either, the first housing being portable and the second housing having capacity for the attachment of only one first housing at a time, and the first housing and the second housing being members of a multiplicity of first housings and second housings that may be interchangeably attached;cooling the internal space of the first housing with the cooling element of the second housing, and thereby cooling the removable cartridges and the vials that had been placed therein; andselectively dispensing a vial containing a desired (bio)pharmaceutical composition through the door or dispenser. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first housing securely retains the removable cartridges for transporting the vials contained therein. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the front wall of the first housing is at least partially transparent. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein each removable cartridge comprises guides adapted to slidingly accommodate each vial. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein each removable cartridge comprises two parallel side walls connected by a rear wall and separated by a distance that is slightly larger than the width of each vial for which the cartridge is intended. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the two sidewalls comprise two lips, inclined towards the centre of the cartridge and extending along most of the length of the side walls. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second housing is wall mounted. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second housing is mounted in a means of transport. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first housing comprises a control that can turn on and turn off the cooling element in the second housing.