Message Number: SG12993 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: "Francine Prager"
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 12:42:31 -0500
To: "FHL" <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Subject: Re: Pediapred
Message-ID: <32820206.1109961560371.JavaMail.nobody@chromium.smartgroups.com>
Hello Everyone,
My ferret was getting 1.0 ml of prednisone (5mg/5ml) 2 times daily.
Just recently I decided not to refill the prescription generically, but to get the "good
stuff" - the Pediapred. The bottle says it is a 6.7mg/5ml solution. I called the
pharmacist who filled it (I was in a huff, I will admit) and was told the 'active
ingrediant' in the Pediapred is at a concentration of 5mg/5ml.
Not particularily believing him, I called my vet....and below is her reply.
Your line was busy so thought I would send you an email about your
>> question. Yes the pharmacist is correct; even though it is listed as
>> 6.7
>> mg/5ml prednisolone sodium, the active ingrediant is at a
>> concentration
>> of
>> 5 mg/5 ml.
Information? Please??? Thank you so much.
Francine Prager
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