Abstract: A spike assembly for facilitating the supply of a fluid from a container to a hypodermic syringe, which includes a body having a first end and a second end, and a fluid conduit extending therethrough between the first and second ends, a piercing member located at the first end for piercing into the container to form a fluid sealing engagement therebetween, the piercing member further including an inlet means for passing the fluid into the first end from the container into the fluid conduit, a port configuration located at the second end for receiving either a needle of the hypodermic syringe, or a Luer lock inlet port of the syringe, to enable the hypodermic syringe to draw the fluid from the container via the fluid conduit, a fluid seal being provided about the circumference of the needle where it passes into the second end, and a vent located on the body for venting gas between the ambient and the interior portion of the container during operation.