Interesting, my vet said it was fine to freeze it. I did ultimately decide not to give it to Missy due to her heart problems, but he did say it was fine to freeze it.
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:56 PM, gary <[email protected]> wrote: > The dilution is just simple math, if you divide 3 million by 1000, you get > 3000. Then, if you divide 3000 by 100, you get 30. I don't know if you'd > get much info about freezing it from a pharmacist, it's made for humans to > take as one shot, not to dilute and save. > > Gary > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MaryChristine > Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 1:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] interferon alpha > > i'd call another pharmacist, actually, and ask.... or maybe look it up in > the merck manual (human or vet....)? > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 1:11 AM, Gloria B. Lane <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hey Gary - OK - I'll have to see what I'm getting from the vet here, and > > see if my freezing is at the right time. These figures were from Island > > Pharm. But I usually don't mix again after the initial mixing. And I > know > > he gives me 1000 ml saline. > > > > Thanks for the insight - > > > > Gloria > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 8, 2009, at 10:23 PM, gary wrote: > > > > Gloria, > >> > >> Slight math error, 3 million units cut with 1000 ml of saline gives you > >> 3000 > >> units per ml and this can be frozen indefinitely. You usually break > that > >> up > >> into one ml containers and freeze. When you need one, thaw it out and > cut > >> with 100 ml of saline and that gives you 30 IU per ml. Island always > said > >> you shouldn't freeze it after the final dilution, but I don't know if > that > >> is true or not. > >> > >> Gary > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gloria B. > Lane > >> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:20 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [Felvtalk] interferon alpha > >> > >> I haven't bought any interferon alpha in a while. The Island Pharmacy > >> article on interferon alpha is here: > >> http://www.islandpharmacy.com/site/1420401/page/769212 > >> > >> Somewhere I read and heard that it was ok to refreeze it, so have been > >> doing that but the Island Pharmacy article says not to do that. > >> > >> I know that there are a lot of diverse "views" and not always "truths" > >> known about oral low dose interferon alpha. When I've bought it > >> locally, I get a vial which contains "3 million units per 0.5ml" . > >> This is mixed in with 1000 ml sterile saline solution, and yields 30 > >> units per ml. . So at this point, Island Pharmacy says not to > >> refreeze it. > >> > >> Just wondering if anyone has any other opinions or info on it? > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Gloria > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > -- > Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! > Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... > > MaryChristine > Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org > ) > Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties stores and save a kitty life! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* Buy or renew magazines and help our kitties! http://www.magfundraising.com/rescuties Help us spay some kitties! http://rescuties.chipin.com/feed-hungry-animals "Rather than helping, it's easier to point fingers and say "take them first as long as you leave me alone". _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
