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| Recently switched from a $200.00 Androgel prescription
to one compounded by a local pharmacist. First time he
used petrolatum (vaseline) as a base. Yuck ! Too greasy.
Any reccomendations for a better base?
b.t.w. the Androgel script was costing $200.00/month;
the compound is $33.95/month.
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| ernestnolan 2005-04-24, 11:47 am |
| Hi,
Seems like the pharmacist should know what is being used in Androgel instead
of vaseline. Not rocket science.
ernestnolan
"pan" <pan@syix.com> wrote in message
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> Recently switched from a $200.00 Androgel prescription
> to one compounded by a local pharmacist. First time he
> used petrolatum (vaseline) as a base. Yuck ! Too greasy.
>
> Any reccomendations for a better base?
>
> b.t.w. the Androgel script was costing $200.00/month;
> the compound is $33.95/month.
>
>
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| Joe D. 2005-04-24, 11:47 am |
| "pan" <pan@syix.com> wrote in message
news:1114335743.880159@news01.syix.com...
> Recently switched from a $200.00 Androgel prescription
> to one compounded by a local pharmacist. First time he
> used petrolatum (vaseline) as a base. Yuck ! Too greasy.
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> Any reccomendations for a better base?
A common base is PLO (Pluronic Lecithin Organogel). It's
not greasy, and has good transdermal efficiency. It's often
used for transdermal hormone medications. Compounding
pharmacists should be familiar with it.
A possible prescription would read: "Compounded 2.5%
testosterone gel using PLO, apply 2 grams/day to skin".
By contrast Androgel is 5g @ 1% or 50mg T. So 2g @ 2.5%
is also 50mg T.
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"Joe D." <joe@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> "pan" <pan@syix.com> wrote in message
> news:1114335743.880159@news01.syix.com...
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> A common base is PLO (Pluronic Lecithin Organogel). It's
> not greasy, and has good transdermal efficiency. It's often
> used for transdermal hormone medications. Compounding
> pharmacists should be familiar with it.
>
> A possible prescription would read: "Compounded 2.5%
> testosterone gel using PLO, apply 2 grams/day to skin".
>
> By contrast Androgel is 5g @ 1% or 50mg T. So 2g @ 2.5%
> is also 50mg T.
>
Thanks !
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