Posted by Jamal Spelling on January 13, 2008, at 16:10:15
In reply to Re: Deplin is a drug, not a nutritional supplement, posted by Phillipa on January 13, 2008, at 12:29:10
> But shouldn't someone have a side effect profile available to read if it is a drug and what if the person doesn't have a computer.
I think you make a good point, Phillipa. I wonder what the reason was for making methylfolate prescription only, when it used to be an OTC supplement.
It seems like going against public interest to "prescriptionize" a substance like methylfolate, unless they found some medical issue with it that warranted making it prescription only. If there *is* some important side-effect or contra-indication or whatever, then what is it?
If, on the other hand, there are no serious side-effects or contra-indications, which I suspect is the case, then why did methylfolate suddenly become a prescription-only substance?
Who decides which substances are prescription anyway, and what are the criteria?
The only potential issue that I can think of, is that folic acid may mask the signs of vitamin B12 deficiency, so there may possibly be a similar issue with methylfolate, but I'm not sure of that.
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