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Most information has been checked; however, this page may contain information that is now obsolete and inaccurate. You are strongly encouraged to check your plans, and ask questions of the good people on the felinediabetes.com message board: take advantage of their practical and up-to-the-minute experience. You are also invited to report inaccuracies or new information to us.
Kellie of the FDMB, contacted the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine in February 2007 regarding the FDA "approval" status of PZI Vet. The CVM reports that it is not FDA approved but is allowed to be marketed under regulatory discretion. PZI Vet is manufactured in a FDA-inspected plant, however.
Last updated 05 March 2007
Beef-pork PZI from IDEXX Labs (formerly Blue Ridge Pharmaceuticals) **
| IDEXX Laboratories | IDEXX is now the only US pharmaceutical company manufacturing beef-pork PZI. Only vets may order. Your vet has the option to charge more than the recommended price, so you may wish to shop around. IDEXX insulin has a 3-year shelf life from date of manufacture. Certain additional procedures and fees may apply to shipments to countries other than the US. | ||
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| 1-800 Pet Meds | Internet and telephone | 1-800-PETMEDS | U-40, 10 ml, $109.99. Since the product requires refrigeration, shipping is charged. As of February 2007, there is also $5 off this price. 1800PetMeds has a price match guarantee then ship at their own overnight rate. If you buy 2 bottles at once, but still only have to pay one overnight shipping fee, this works out to be as cheap as Medicine Man/MyPetPrescriptions priority mail option. |
| NLS Animal Health | Central and Northeast | 800-638-8672 | Veterinary distributor, your vet may be a client. |
| NLS Animal Health | TX (Ft Worth) | 800-444-4381 | Veterinary distributor: your vet may be a client. |
| Drs Foster and Smith http://www.drsfostersmith.com | On-line | 800-447-3021 | U-40, 10 ml, $99.99 as of February 2007. Website states "All Insulin must be shipped by 1 day air service." In February 2007, the charge for overnight shipping was $26.98. |
| The Medicine Man Pharmacy | Phone orders | 1-877-666-2501 | February 2007 price was $94.50 for a 10ml vial (U-40) plus shipping. |
| mypetprescriptions.com | Internet orders for Medicine Man Pharmacy | http://mypetprescriptions.com | February 2007 price was $94.50 for a 10ml vial (U-40) plus shipping. (Priority mail available for $5, shipped from WA state, for either phone or online orders) |
| Allivet.com | Internet or phone orders | http://allivet.com or 1-877-500-9944 | February 2007 price was $89.99 for a 10ml vial (U-40) plus shipping. $26.58 extra for refrigerated shipping. |
Source of 100% beef PZI -- if you live in the UK **
| Schering-Plough, | England | In the UK, ask your vet. They don't have capacity to | Formulations: "Insuvet" Lente and PZI | ||
| England (London) | Mr. Ivor Deitsch | (2) 10ml U100 vials + express air approx $85 (vials approximately $65 each) | |||
| Insulin manufactured by CP Pharmaceuticals. Formulations: 100% bovine PZI, Lente, Isophane (NPH) and Neutral (Regular). Prescription needed, can be faxed. Call Mr. Deitsch to order. No minimum, credit card only. Fax orders 24hrs/day. Usual shipping time: 2 days, delivery Mon-Fri. See Import Regulations (above). | |||||
| CP Pharmaceuticals | England | Order by mail, approx $30 for 10 ml, $60 for shipping. | |||
To locate a pharmacy near you (in the US) that compounds PZI:
| International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP): a professional association, |
Sample listing** of human "Regular" PZI compounding pharmacies:
| Pharmacy | Location | Contact | Comments |
| Abbot's Compounding Pharmacy | CA (Berkeley) | 800-327-6842 | U100, $45/5ml+ship |
| Professional Arts Pharmacy | MD (Baltimore) | 800-832-9285 | U100, $40/10ml+ship, large volume/month, specializes in veterinary medicine, claims 1-yr shelf life. |
| Professional Compounding Pharmacy | OR (Corvalis) | 800 934-6337 | U40, 10ml, will ship |
| Red Oak Drugs | TX (Red Oak) | 800 551-1911 | U50, $26/10ml + ship |
| Stokes Pharmacy | NJ (Medford) | 800-754-5222 | Any size/strength, $33+ship. Obtains outside analysis for batch consistency. |
| Sullivan's Pharmacy | MA (Boston) | 877-633-7387 | U50, $59/10ml+ship |
Sample listing** of Animal-source PZI compounding pharmacies:
| Pharmacy | Location | Contact | Comments |
| Arlington Clinical Pharmacy | NV (Reno) | 775-828-7900 | U50, beef/pork, $42/10ml. Gets Lilly Iletin I from her supplier (this is a mystery, since it was discontinued by Lilly, 5 years ago), and compounds it with PZ. Check expiration. |
| Martin Avenue Pharmacy | IL (Naperville) | 630 355-6400 | Gets beef/pork insulin from (unnamed) suppliers and compounds it with PZI. U-40 strength, $63 + shipping |
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