From:
"smith_from_nw_pa"
Date: 2009-09-15 16:34:04 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Pred
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I get my pred from cvs too.
It cost me 17.00 for mine.
The vet wrote it for 4ml.
but not one had it in 4ml so they said to use 5ml and give more because 5ml is weaker the 4ml.
and it come in clear form and dosen't need refrigerated.Not sure if it's call Ml. or Mg.
......Laurie
[Ml is VOLUME so 4 ml is less than 5 ml but is not weaker.
Prenisolone does come in multiple concentrations. In those the
WEIGHT of the medicine, the mg amount, varies. So in 1 ml
(which is the same as 1 cc) of Prednisolone a concentration
that has 15 mg per 5 ml will have 3 times as much of the
medicine itself as one that has 5 mg per 5 ml.
So, the cost not only reflects the time put in to prepare and
whatever was added to flavor it, but also reflects BOTH how
much volume a person is buying (how much of the liquid)
and also how much medicine is in that liquid by weight (the
concentration).
As you see, this means that there is no way to know how the
amounts other people paid compare to what you paid unless
BOTH the concentration and the amount of liquid each got is
the same.
How long the medication lasts and whether it needs refrigeration
depends on what was added for flavor. Some things added for
flavor keep 6 months or longer but others do not.
For Prednisolone we personally usually buy the concentration
which gives 1 mg weight of med in each ml of volume and
typically get it from our neighborhood pharmacy. In our
comparison they like/dislike it as well, the alcohol amount is low,
and the cost is better.
There are meds for which we swear by using a compounding
pharmacy, though.
--Moderator, SDC]
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