Hmm? Improbable. A few issues-
-it's one of the most expensive drugs in the world... although prices have come down in recent years.
-if he's looking for an RBC count increase or increased blood volume, just blood boast using your own blood.
-had two friends who were senior reps for Amgen. Amgen makes Procrit... the most common version of EPO in this country. Even they could not get access to any real amount of product. Amgen product security is outrageous.
-there is no UGL manufactured EPO. NONE.
I like ya Tommy but this is not in line with my experiences (I work in healthcare)
Epogen is the brand that I've seen most often. Anemia is a common issue in patients with renal failure, and epogen is the most commonly prescribed Rx EPO for these patients. It's not terribly expensive, between $50-100 retail depending on the strength of the dose. I have no idea how much a bodybuilder would want to use.
It's hard to get bc its an uncommon medication that is administered by a nurse only (so little chance to resell it) but it's not a controlled medication like any narcotic. In other words, pharmacis don't count their stock of Epogen every shift like they do with oxycodone, etc. So it wouldn't be impossible for a few vials to go missing...
Easy to get? No. But if youre at the level where you can get lots of pharm grade GH, I'm sure a few vials of EPO wouldn't be hard to find