conwaysbb Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Alba Bioscience has an anti M Monoclonal for $260.00 per 5 mls www.albabioscience.com Noel Is this a one drop procedure or two drops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelrbrown Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Its One drop to one drop, 5 minute incubation and spin as its a monoclonal.Noel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANDRA CORBETT Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 To Mary, If you think Immucor went up, Ortho doubled their prices for traditional blood bank reagents in an apparent attempt to get everyone onthe Gel system. I use gel for Antibody detection and identification only, not for abo typings. THe Immucor base pricing takes me back to Orho's 2007 prices, so I will most likely go with this. Ortho is gouging!!!!! and I have been an Ortho customer for 30 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 Sandra,I totally agree. I came to the same conclusions. We will stay with Ortho Gel and Immucor anti-sera as well. Plan to stock up on some anti-sera before 7/1/08. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridget B Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Have you seen the price increases from Immucor effective 7/1/08? Wow!!!!!!! I think they are selling "liquid gold"!! We tried some of the reagents from Alba Bioscience as an option to the price increase www.albabioscience.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgruber Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Relief is on the way. Biotest is expecting FDA approval any day now. Call them to see if you want to try any of there reagents and they will send it to you for free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Tech Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 has anyone seen a Biotest US price list yet? interested to see now that they are allowed to sell in the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtan Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Look into Biotest for reagents, they just received their FDA clearance to sell the manual reagents for testing. They are located in Rockaway, NJphone: 1 (800) 522 0090 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary** Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Send me your email and I will send you the Alba List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smn Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 (edited) would it be possible from anyone to see any price sheets or excel sheets that reflect percent increase, etc., I have been trying to find the immucor and ortho increases and do not have those files now and it is hard to find the older ones. Thanks. Edited May 9, 2009 by smn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgruber Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Hello Everyone,Thankfully you now have more options in blood bank reagents. Look to a company that has a history in manufacturing blood bank reagents since 1946 and understands the importance of the customer!Now it is time to think about cost savings in blood bank reagents rather than price increases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rita5362 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I too was upset over the price increase for Immucor. I use Ortho gel for antibody screening and antibody identification and Ortho traditional reagents for ABO and Rh. Therefore, I felt that I could set up a minimum with Immucor for the traditional reagents for ABO and Rh and at least one set of screening cells per month and not have to pay list price. I was told by my Immucor rep that she has been told by her superiors that the only way I could get anything other than list was to change from gel technology. I am not willing to do this unless I am able to later automate (it has been denied for the past 5 years) and would consider either Ortho or Immucor at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgruber Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Hi Rita,You could always look to Biotest for your tube reagents. Biotest will save you money and they do not charge list. http://www.biotestusa.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWCHB'HAM Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Does anyone use BioTest? I received their price list and they are alot cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Trainer Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Check your package insert to see if the manufacturer states that you have to use a specific product. Generally you are looking to test with the same protein concentration that the antisera is in. Generally monoclonal reagents are around 3-5 % protein concentration. If the package insert does not say, call the manufacturer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousAboutBB Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 A bit new to this thread -- my impression was prices were up over 100% since '05!? How much could Immucor's prices possibly have been raised in June? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary** Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 About 100% in June 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric1980 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 I will bring up the possibility of using Alba Bioscience panel cells to my supervisor when I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Does anyone have copies of Ortho pricing sheets that they would be willing to share? I have copies of Immucor pricing sheets for the past several years, and wanted to see how the Ortho price increases compare.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMcCord Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 I've done business with both companies for the last 7-8 years on the same pricing tier. They both have jacked up their prices about the same amount - as much as they thought they could get. First one goes up, then the other 6 months or so later. The increases are not initiated by the same company, either. Sometimes it starts with Ortho. Sometimes it starts with Immucor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric1980 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 This reminds me of the gas companies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 This reminds me of the gas companies...No, no eric 1980, they have price explosions!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry - awful pun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda K Hutson Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I haven't seen Ortho's list, but there's no way I'll spend $1000 for one 5ml vial of Anti-S. That's ridiculous. Hello, reference lab......:cool:Well, the Anti-S became so expensive more recently, after that period of time when it was not available. Also, is it Monoclonal Anti-S (I can't recall who sells that; I haven't wanted to pay for it yet). Brenda Hutson, CLS(ASCP)SBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda K Hutson Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 We have been using Gamma clone Rh control. After looking at the price increases I was wondering what other people use for a control. We use it for AB pos typings and patient with a positive weak D.6% Albumin (from 22%; dilute 1 in 3).Brenda Hutson, CLS(ASCP)SBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda K Hutson Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 We keep a supply of Anti-C, E, c, e, K, Fya, and Jka. I recently discontinued Anti-M and Anti-S since they cost the most and got used the least. These cover the majority of our transfusion problems. Our reference lab is able to provide us with S-negative units if needed, so I ditched the Anti-S. Anti-M is usually only significant if it reacts at 37C, so crossmatch-compatible units are usually OK for patients with documented Anti-M, and I can get M-neg units from the reference lab as well, so I said bye-bye to the Anti-M.Jka is next on my list. I hate to spend that much for something I'll mostly use only on surveys, but I'll probably keep it around just in case.You see Anti-Jka that infrequently? Do you use GEL? If Yes, might want to look at my posting from 07/24 regarding GEL and Anti-Jka... Brenda Hutson, CLS(ASCP)SBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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