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eloquent1

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So, my mail in pharmacy tier 3 drug co-pay is $150 for a 3 month supply... I don't know about you but spending $600 a year just on HTS was not something I was very happy about. Money is no concern when it comes to our health, I know...but if we can save some, why not, right?

Here is what I did: (total 1 time cost: $40 + $25 for every 3 month supply)
I asked my doctor to prescribe the OLD style HTS mix (10% and .9%) of which there are generics. It cost me a total of $25.

Mixing it (per the prescription is 6:3 ratio of the 10% and .9% respectively) so it is easy. instead of 6mL of 10% and 3mL of .9%, I do this in bulk and do 60/30 or 120/60 depending on the size of the bottle...

So how do I keep it sterile and easy to use?

I ordered measuring specialty bottles from usplastics. Specifically these:
$18.77 Variable Volume Dispensers
$6.01 8oz Nalgene® Drop Dispenser Bottle 24mm Cap
$4.73 10ml Polymethylpentene Cylinder

The first item is very neat, it has a graduated dispenser attached to it, graduations are 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 ml. Getting to 4mL is very easy. I fill to just under the 5mL graduation.

I keep the small graduated cylinder and drop dispenser bottle as an "alternate"...Always nice to have a backup <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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eloquent1

New member
So, my mail in pharmacy tier 3 drug co-pay is $150 for a 3 month supply... I don't know about you but spending $600 a year just on HTS was not something I was very happy about. Money is no concern when it comes to our health, I know...but if we can save some, why not, right?

Here is what I did: (total 1 time cost: $40 + $25 for every 3 month supply)
I asked my doctor to prescribe the OLD style HTS mix (10% and .9%) of which there are generics. It cost me a total of $25.

Mixing it (per the prescription is 6:3 ratio of the 10% and .9% respectively) so it is easy. instead of 6mL of 10% and 3mL of .9%, I do this in bulk and do 60/30 or 120/60 depending on the size of the bottle...

So how do I keep it sterile and easy to use?

I ordered measuring specialty bottles from usplastics. Specifically these:
$18.77 Variable Volume Dispensers
$6.01 8oz Nalgene® Drop Dispenser Bottle 24mm Cap
$4.73 10ml Polymethylpentene Cylinder

The first item is very neat, it has a graduated dispenser attached to it, graduations are 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 ml. Getting to 4mL is very easy. I fill to just under the 5mL graduation.

I keep the small graduated cylinder and drop dispenser bottle as an "alternate"...Always nice to have a backup <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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eloquent1

New member
So, my mail in pharmacy tier 3 drug co-pay is $150 for a 3 month supply... I don't know about you but spending $600 a year just on HTS was not something I was very happy about. Money is no concern when it comes to our health, I know...but if we can save some, why not, right?
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<br />Here is what I did: (total 1 time cost: $40 + $25 for every 3 month supply)
<br />I asked my doctor to prescribe the OLD style HTS mix (10% and .9%) of which there are generics. It cost me a total of $25.
<br />
<br />Mixing it (per the prescription is 6:3 ratio of the 10% and .9% respectively) so it is easy. instead of 6mL of 10% and 3mL of .9%, I do this in bulk and do 60/30 or 120/60 depending on the size of the bottle...
<br />
<br />So how do I keep it sterile and easy to use?
<br />
<br />I ordered measuring specialty bottles from usplastics. Specifically these:
<br />$18.77 Variable Volume Dispensers
<br />$6.01 8oz Nalgene® Drop Dispenser Bottle 24mm Cap
<br />$4.73 10ml Polymethylpentene Cylinder
<br />
<br />The first item is very neat, it has a graduated dispenser attached to it, graduations are 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 ml. Getting to 4mL is very easy. I fill to just under the 5mL graduation.
<br />
<br />I keep the small graduated cylinder and drop dispenser bottle as an "alternate"...Always nice to have a backup <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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fourkidsmom

New member
sounds great- we were told that since the mixture doesn't have a preservative in it that we could not keep the remaining mixture after I mix his daily HTS. Is this not true?? We have always mixed it ourselves daily -- so I don't know.

Thanks
 
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fourkidsmom

New member
sounds great- we were told that since the mixture doesn't have a preservative in it that we could not keep the remaining mixture after I mix his daily HTS. Is this not true?? We have always mixed it ourselves daily -- so I don't know.

Thanks
 
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fourkidsmom

New member
sounds great- we were told that since the mixture doesn't have a preservative in it that we could not keep the remaining mixture after I mix his daily HTS. Is this not true?? We have always mixed it ourselves daily -- so I don't know.
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<br />Thanks
 
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cf4life

New member
For me, I don't think it is worth risking saving the extra. If you do, a couple days in the fridge then dispose. Also, to save time I personally would not get caught up in being so precise to make 7%. No one is going to say that 7% is going to work any better/worse than 6.8%, etc. I'd just take out my neb cup, put just shy of 3ml of 10% and then squeeze a bit over 1ml of .9% in. Throw the rest in the trash and start nebbing.

For a few years, I have mixed 5ml 10% with 2.5 ml of Duoneb in my neb cup and nebbed them together. Although, it took some time to neb, this worked really well for me. I then started getting the hypersal for free, so I have been using that separately in the trio. I don't really think this works as well, but think it is more the trio. As fast as the trio is, from a therapy point of view, I think the longer neb time allowed for more coughing stuff up.
 
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cf4life

New member
For me, I don't think it is worth risking saving the extra. If you do, a couple days in the fridge then dispose. Also, to save time I personally would not get caught up in being so precise to make 7%. No one is going to say that 7% is going to work any better/worse than 6.8%, etc. I'd just take out my neb cup, put just shy of 3ml of 10% and then squeeze a bit over 1ml of .9% in. Throw the rest in the trash and start nebbing.

For a few years, I have mixed 5ml 10% with 2.5 ml of Duoneb in my neb cup and nebbed them together. Although, it took some time to neb, this worked really well for me. I then started getting the hypersal for free, so I have been using that separately in the trio. I don't really think this works as well, but think it is more the trio. As fast as the trio is, from a therapy point of view, I think the longer neb time allowed for more coughing stuff up.
 
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cf4life

New member
For me, I don't think it is worth risking saving the extra. If you do, a couple days in the fridge then dispose. Also, to save time I personally would not get caught up in being so precise to make 7%. No one is going to say that 7% is going to work any better/worse than 6.8%, etc. I'd just take out my neb cup, put just shy of 3ml of 10% and then squeeze a bit over 1ml of .9% in. Throw the rest in the trash and start nebbing.
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<br />For a few years, I have mixed 5ml 10% with 2.5 ml of Duoneb in my neb cup and nebbed them together. Although, it took some time to neb, this worked really well for me. I then started getting the hypersal for free, so I have been using that separately in the trio. I don't really think this works as well, but think it is more the trio. As fast as the trio is, from a therapy point of view, I think the longer neb time allowed for more coughing stuff up.
 
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bkc3

New member
If you use any antibiotics like tobi or cayston; foundation care ships HTS for free
That pharmacy has been great for us
 
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bkc3

New member
If you use any antibiotics like tobi or cayston; foundation care ships HTS for free
That pharmacy has been great for us
 
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bkc3

New member
If you use any antibiotics like tobi or cayston; foundation care ships HTS for free
<br />That pharmacy has been great for us
 
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