Bill and Michelle Echols <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >It's $625.00 for 75 doses ...... >Wish you lived in Washington State, then I could share >with you as well! (at cost, including the syringes and sterile normal >saline...'bout $9.00/month) I know that Dr. Cathy Johnson-Delaney has been ordering entire vials of lupron (which is what Michelle is referring to) for numerous individuals. However, this is a prescription medication and it is illegal (in Washington state) for you to sell/give away a prescription medicine to someone other than the person/animal it was prescribed for. When reported to the Washington State Veterinary Board, the veterinarian's license is at risk (for another infraction of state laws.) The cost of Lupron *is* less than $9/100 mcgs for veterinarians **who order by the vial**. It does take an hour or more of the veterinarians (or someone at her clinic's) time, to dilute/compound and they should be paid for this time, plus the cost of syringes & saline, plus a profit markup. However, veterinarians charging $30 per does are marking up this necessary medication to make quite a profit (appx. $1500.00) off one vial of lupron. Someone set the price on this drug and now many vets across the country are charging $30 or more per dose. Sounds like price fixing to me. Sandi Best Little Rabbit, Rodent & Ferret House a non-profit animal shelter 14317 Lake City Way NE Seattle, WA 98125 (206)365-9105 Open 6 days/week (closed Tue) or visit our on-line store at: http://www.rabbitrodentferret.org [Posted in FML issue 4370]