BAXTER Medication?

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BAXTER Medication?

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Hi All,
Has anyone used any form of aquarium medication from the BAXTER company?
I am thinking of getting the I.P cure from BAXTER and qould like to know more about the effectiveness of their products.


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Re: BAXTER Medication?

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I have never heard of them, and couldn't find anything with Google. Perhaps they are a Singapore company? What are the ingredients?
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Baxter, Baxter healthcare http://www.baxter.com/? My boss is a consultant there. I thought it makes only human drugs and medical products like fibrin glue..... so it could be a different Baxter.
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Re: BAXTER Medication?

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Hi Nick,
I do not think its a Singaporean Company.
The labels say Made in USA.
Would take a closer look at the whole packaging. They have a whole range of aquarium medication. Claims to have been around for 10 years.
There are no indications of active ingredients used in the anti I.P product.
Would take a better look at the bottles.

Meanwhile, can anyone comment about INTERPET Anti Internal Bacteria?

These are the few that I could find here. Other brands are Ocean Free, Nika (??!!) and a Taiwanese brand.

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Re: BAXTER Medication?

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Interpet's a very common brand in the UK. I'm not sure about how reputable it is, but it does seem to be one of the more common fish medication brands.
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