Compounding


To dilute you need special neutral dilutant which can be obtained from any manufacturer upon request. This should be done by a compounding pharmacist or in a very clean environment. We don't have a lot of information on compounding but below is a list of compounders. If you are looking for a specific insulin, contact these. It seems that PZI can be made as a U-40 (like Anpro was), a U-100 or U-50 insulin. Make sure you know what you are getting. Sometimes, for a very small animal, diluting works best because for something like a fractional unit, it's easier to pull the larger units accurately. So, let's say you really want 1/2 unit of insulin. It's kind of hard to guage that accurately on some syringes, so if it's diluted say to a U-50 insulin level, you'd pull 1 unit and you'd have a mark on the syringe to guage by. Also, in theory the extra dilutation might help the steady absorbtion of the small amounts. COMPOUNDERS Martin Avenue Pharmacy (http://www.martinavenue.com/) in Naperville, IL 1-630-355-6400 Arlington Clinical Pharmacy in Reno, NV 1-702-323-1846 Compounding Center of America 1-800-331-2498 (if you give them your zip code, they will refer you to a pharmacy in your area) B&B Pharmacy 10244 Rosecrans Ave Bellflower, CA 90706 1-800-231-8905 FAX 800-705-8964 Idexx Labortories 1-888-RX-IDEXX pharmacy@idexx.com They make a U-50 PZI that sells for $35/vial plus $7 for s&h Abbott' Medical Pharmacy 2320 Woolsey Berkely, CA 94705 (510) 548-8777 Blue Ridge Pharm. 1-800-374-8006 must have your vet order from here. Prescription Specialities Pharm. 555 Highland Ave Chershire, CT 06410 1-800-961-0933 Fearrington Pharmacy The Park Bldg 2012 F.V.C Pittsboro, NC 27312-8547 1-800-452-8028 The Medicine Shoppe Bob Harshbarger, Pharm.D.- compounding pharmacist Diana Harshbarger, Pharm.D.- compounding pharmacist Doug- the helpful other guy 1567 N. Eastman Rd. Kingsport, TN 37664 423-245-1022