From:
DonRull@aol.com
Date: 2006-05-11 15:29:37 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Another Pred question
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
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I go to Costco. The pharmacist there compounds it with Ferretone (which I=
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bring in). My ferrets love the Ferretone and it covers the taste of the m=
eds. =
I get an 8 oz. bottle from Costco for about $17.00 (plus the cost of the =
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ferretone). Costco does not charge me a compounding fee and my experience=
with =
compounding pharmacies is that this same amount would be about $80 on up. =
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Call and talk tot he actual pharmacist first and ask if he/she can do it. =
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Most will as they are trained on this in school.
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In a message dated 5/11/2006 11:16:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, =
ldaley@troxlerlabs.com writes:
My vet suggested I use a particular compounding pharmacy in our area for m=
y =
Pedia Pred because they do not mix it with sugar like other places do, and=
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they have various flavors available. The cost is $39.00 for 10ml (5mg/ml) =
- =
which lasts about 50 days. I found out today that they do mix it with sug=
ar =
unless you asked that it be sugar-free. =
I called another vet's office to see what kind they use and they have =
non-flavored Pred but it was $39.00 for 60ml (3mg/ml) and has some sugar i=
n it. That
=E2=80=99s a huge savings but I =E2=80=98m worried about the sugar part. W=
hy would anyone =
put sugar in insolinoma meds?
So my questions are: =
Does the sugar content really matter? And
What=E2=80=99s a reasonable price to pay for Pred?
Thanks, =
Lisa
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