mickmass wrote:What is your trimix ratio?
What do each of the ingredients do, or contribute?
Have you tried different formulas?
What formulas has you urologist recommended?
What formulas are out there or can it be customized based upon your reaction to the individual component drugs?
Need clarity. I fired the first urologist that prescribed 150/5/50. then my new one started at 30/2/20 then lowered to 30/1/10.
My ratio is for an alprostadil (PGE1) mono-mix at 80mcg/ml.
This is the best explanation I've found. The pharmacy that produced it only does veterinary compounding now, so there's that. It's in PDF format:
http://www.wedgewoodpharmacy.com/uploads/ED%20Switching%20Guide.pdfI personaly have only used alprostadil (PGE1) mono-mix. Originall in the form of proprietary Edex cartridges at 20mcg/ml and later a compounded substitute at 80mcg/ml.
Mono-mix in the form of Edex is the only thing my original Uro suggested. I couldn't afford it after my insurance quit covering it so I switched to a locally compounded mono-mix substitute. I've stuck with that for many years and get my Primary to prescribe it. My original Uro retired.
There are many somewhat standard formulas out there depending on the supplier or compounding pharmacy. Many are resellers and don't customize. Some just don't want to bother as they sell enough of their standard mixes. Some compounders will make whatever mix your doctor writes a script for.
Your first fired doctors script was probably the same as the final script you're on. The 150/5/50 was probably for a whole 5ml vial (ingredients per 5ml) with the PGE1 listed first. The 30/1/10 is probably written as per 1ml (as appears to be the more common practice) with the PGE1 listed last.