£43 for zithromax!!! :o(

ripminnie · Feb 2, 2011

Oh my god, I've just rung the vets to see if Olly's zithromax has arrived, and was pleased to hear that it has... I was less pleased to hear that it's going to cost me £43!!! If only I'd insured my buns as soon as I got them

He's worth every penny but he's going to bankrupt me! :? I wish there was an NHS for pets so we just have to pay a prescription fee!

Mackers · Feb 2, 2011

I'd have a look to see if it's any cheaper elsewhere and then get your vet to give you a prescription.

GrahamL · Feb 2, 2011

ripminnie said:
Oh my god, I've just rung the vets to see if Olly's zithromax has arrived, and was pleased to hear that it has... I was less pleased to hear that it's going to cost me £43!!! If only I'd insured my buns as soon as I got them He's worth every penny but he's going to bankrupt me! :? I wish there was an NHS for pets so we just have to pay a prescription fee!

Oh Jeez.

Thats Ginger's next abx if the depocillin doesn't clear up her pasteurella :shock:

Sky-O · Feb 2, 2011

That's... expensive. I pay £17 per little bottle which last about three and a half weeks. That sounds like a massive profit for your vets to be honest. I would agree about getting a prescription and seeing about getting it elsewhere.

ripminnie · Feb 2, 2011

Sky-O said:
That's... expensive. I pay £17 per little bottle which last about three and a half weeks. That sounds like a massive profit for your vets to be honest. I would agree about getting a prescription and seeing about getting it elsewhere.

They've already got it in especially now

so I'll have to pay for it this time

but I'll remember that for the future! :? I work in a chemist aswell which makes it even more annoying, as our computer says it's £11 trade price

Hugo's There · Feb 2, 2011

I remember paying more than that a couple of years ago :wave:

abbymarysmokey · Feb 2, 2011

I pay £17.06 for the powder to make up 15ml of solution.

You deffo need to look out for a cheaper way of buying because Zithromax has a very short shelf-life once it's been mixed with water (says 5 days on the packaging, but I sometimes manage to get 7 days out of it)...so it's gonna work out v. expensive if you need a long course

Hugo's There · Feb 2, 2011

We had a bottle of liquid, I have never used a powder. I think I tried to find it online in the past and had real problems finding anything other than tablets :?

abbymarysmokey · Feb 2, 2011

Hugo's There said:
We had a bottle of liquid, I have never used a powder. I think I tried to find it online in the past and had real problems finding anything other than tablets :?

I think your vet will have received it as powder and probably mixed it up for you. You add 9mls of water to the powder to make 15mls of solution.

I prefer to mix it myself because it goes off v. quickly once mixed, but lasts for a year or more as powder.

alio71 · Feb 2, 2011

It costs me £21 from the vets, that's so expensive I would query they are quoting the right price! As the others say it only lasts 5 days when mixed.

Hugo's There · Feb 2, 2011

abbymarysmokey said:
I think your vet will have received it as powder and probably mixed it up for you. You add 9mls of water to the powder to make 15mls of solution.

I prefer to mix it myself because it goes off v. quickly once mixed, but lasts for a year or more as powder.

I don't know, it had a proper label on it as if it was from a manufacturer. i think it lasted for about 6 weeks :?

abbymarysmokey · Feb 2, 2011

Hugo's There said:
I don't know, it had a proper label on it as if it was from a manufacturer. i think it lasted for about 6 weeks :?

Can you try to find it on-line? It would be really useful for those of us using the 5 days version.

Sky-O · Feb 2, 2011

i'm a bit concerned now. Badger has his bottle for three and a half weeks.

abbymarysmokey · Feb 2, 2011

Sky-O said:
i'm a bit concerned now. Badger has his bottle for three and a half weeks.

What does it say on the box/info sheet?

Hugo's There · Feb 2, 2011

abbymarysmokey said:
Can you try to find it on-line? It would be really useful for those of us using the 5 days version.

No I can't

It was several years ago when we first had it and when we had to use it again I searched every where online for it to try to save money and could only find tablets :?

Hugo's There · Feb 2, 2011

Just checked my old thread and it cost £40 for a 30ml bottle in 2009 :wave:

abbymarysmokey · Feb 2, 2011

Found some info on Zithromax (oral solution, tablets and IV injectable):

http://www.medical-explorer.com/drugs-z/zithromax_1.html

Details on shelf life are on page 5

Sky-O · Feb 2, 2011

abbymarysmokey said:
What does it say on the box/info sheet?

Any remaining solution should be discarded after 5 days

That's not good.

Why would a vet put him on that, long term, knowing that?

abbymarysmokey · Feb 2, 2011

Sky-O said:
That's not good.

Why would a vet put him on that, long term, knowing that?

I had Dominic on it long term because it was the only rabbit-safe abx that seemed to work for him....it did work out v. costly though!

Sky-O · Feb 2, 2011

abbymarysmokey said:
I had Dominic on it long term because it was the only rabbit-safe abx that seemed to work for him....it did work out v. costly though!

I think I need to call my vets. He has a bottle for about 25 days which is way over what the box says. I never noticed that before.

£43 for zithromax!!! :o(

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