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Source for Thiamine HCL Injectable?

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McGuff Compunding Pharmacy in Santa Anna CA just informed me that they no longer compound Thiamine HCL for injection. Anyone know of a good source? The Compounder outside Chicago is a possibility but not confirmed as yet.

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Despe

I got my husband's at CVS in Missouri. Check with your local CVS, they might be able to fill the prescription. Good luck!

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Thanks Despe

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Basih101 in reply to Despe

How do you get the prescription? My general dr. nor PD dr. know about HDT.

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reedboat2 in reply to Basih101

My family doc prescribed, no problem. He described it as very low risk

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Despe in reply to Basih101

reedboat is right. You can ask your family doctor to prescribe it. That's what I did and he had no problem doing it. The problem is to find a pharmacy to fill the prescription. I couldn't do in my own state so I had to have it filled in another state.

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Springfield78

Walgreen's in Illinois

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AmyLindy

Consider the Vitacost HCL 500mg tablets $30/mo for about 3,000 mg/d. The pills 💊 aren’t that hard to swallow (standard size).

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Despe

I was wondering why they (McGuff) no longer compound it, interesting. . . Originally, I filled the prescription there (thanks to Julie) as I couldn't fill it in my southern state. Later I decided they were too expensive and sought other pharmacies that could fill the prescription. I had my very close relative check in Missouri, and the CVS pharmacy there said they would fill the prescription. They did for a fraction of the McGuff price!

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reedboat2

Update: after couple hours of calling around I found 2 pharmacies that compound sterile Thiamine: The Compounder in Aurora, IL, and Fireside in Palm Desert, CA. I'm waiting for a price from Fireside.

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AmyLindy in reply to reedboat2

Pls keep updating- @Reedboat2 so have u tried oral tablets before this?

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reedboat2 in reply to AmyLindy

I tried Swanson 500mg some time ago. They irritated my gut, so I switched to powder from Bulk Supplements. I’m fine with oral doses up to 250mg, but it’s difficult to get enough in at that dose. That’s when I started injections, that was Dec 2018. McGuff was a reliable and inexpensive source, selling 30ml vials, but a couple months ago they stopped compounding Thiamine, supposedly because of new FDA rules. For a while I went to the standard commercially available 2ml vials @ $11.50 each from Walgreens. Then about a month ago McGuff called me and said they were back in the Thiamine biz, selling 10ml vials @ $17.50 each. McGuff is in Santa Ana CA. If you’re looking for a source in the Midwest try The Compounder, in Aurora, IL, outside Chicago. For me injections are the way to go. Good luck, A-L. Let me know how it works out.

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