Message Number: YG8203 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Mike Janke
Date: 2001-10-26 05:22:00 UTC
Subject: Re: lupron (almost forgot)

I forgot to mention that, using my previous example, if one were to
give 400mcg of the one-month Lupron, it would still only last one
month!

Whew. Hope I haven't confused the issue. :-)


--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Mike Janke" <mjanke@m...> wrote:
> A four month dose means that the ferret is getting a time release
> formula (depot) that is slowly released over a four month period.
> It's relatively the same amount as they would get monthly. In
other
> words, if the ferret were to receive 100mcg of the one-month
Lupron,
> you'd need to give 400mcg of the four-month depot to achive the
same
> effect over the course of 4 months. So in terms of how much Lupron
> is active at any one time, it's not really a bigger dose. I think
> hoping it will last seven months is stretching it a bit.