Posted by juanantoniod on October 11, 2003, at 17:57:39
In reply to Methylphenidate non plus ultra?, posted by DSCH on October 11, 2003, at 14:37:23
I found that Focalin was no more stimulating than caffeine, which isn't much.
Concerta was no big deal, Ritalin SR would have done the same job and been covered by insurance because it's cheaper.
Sometimes newer is not necessarily better...
> From Novartis Pharmaceuticals comes Focalin, which is 100% d-thereo-methylphenidate hydrochloride as opposed to the 50/50 d-thereo-/l-thereo- racemic of Ritalin. It is apparantly in the form of simple tablets.
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> From McNeil/ALZA comes Concerta which is racemic methylphenidate in the form of OROS extended-release tablets.
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> Any prospects of d-thero-methylphenidate becoming available in some extended release form? That would appear to be "non plus ultra" as far as this compound is concerned. :-)
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