[JoeGar]

I buy Aranesp at the local pharmacy and give the shots to myself. My pharmacist told me that the retail price of my dose, taken once every five weeks, is $1540. The CBC blood tests to monitor the effect is $47 per month.

[neverdem]

I buy Aranesp at the local pharmacy and give the shots to myself. My pharmacist told me that the retail price of my dose, taken once every five weeks, is $1540. The CBC blood tests to monitor the effect is $47 per month.

That's not cheap. I'd have my transferrin and ferritin levels checked periodically if I was spending that much money. Modest iron supplements could help.