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The real crazy story is how anyone can buy any CAS numbered compound from a lab for usually thousands of times less per mg than at a pharmacy. An example is Az
by jijji 6y ago
The real crazy story is how anyone can buy any CAS numbered compound from a lab for usually thousands of times less per mg than at a pharmacy.
An example is Azithromycin, which typically costs about $15/pill at 500mg, yet if you buy it direct from a lab that syntethizes the compound themselves at 99% purity, it costs around $0.04 for the same pill.
- 1996 6y agoWait until people learn about fish meds! When in a hurry go to PetCo!
- mhdhn 6y agoUh what?
- zbrozek 6y agoHumans aren't the only creatures who might be given medicines.
- gen3 6y agoMy freshman Bio professor said the same thing. He went through and listed a bunch of drugs/antibiotics, when to take them, and their pet (mainly fish) counterpart. This was all done with the intention of helping us poor college students. I think I still have those notes somewhere....
- zhouyisu 6y agoIt's very tricky to dilute them. DIY can easily lead to over-dosage. In powder form, it's hard to make e.g. 10mg dosage, the error margin can exceed 100% by hand or some cheap weigh, and powder will form small concentrated chunks.
- refurb 6y agoQuality control. Research chemicals don’t have much.