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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: greco02 on September 16, 2009, 12:28:03 PM

Title: Cost of Procrit
Post by: greco02 on September 16, 2009, 12:28:03 PM

 :oops;

Last night when I gave Jim his Procrit injection it was apparent that I didn't make sure the needle was tightly attached to the syringe.  So, just how much money did I squirt on my face and down Jims arm?

As it turns out the pharmacy sent an extra 20,000 unit bottle but I don't know why.  If they changed his dose we were not informed and the label didn't indicate a change.  And, they only sent one needle and syringe. 

I am trying not to feel guilty but I sure hope I didn't short him on the dosage. 

Title: Re: Cost of Procrit
Post by: Restorer on September 17, 2009, 01:02:02 AM

Did you lose all of it? 20,000 units of Procrit costs somewhere around $300, depending on whether it's 1 ml or 2 for that total. I used to use 40,000 U per month, and my insurance only covered 80% of that, so I was paying $120 or so each time I picked it up.