Posted by bulldog2 on January 13, 2008, at 16:42:44
In reply to Re: Deplin is a drug, not a nutritional supplement, posted by Jamal Spelling on January 13, 2008, at 16:10:15
> > 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.
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> 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?
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> Who decides which substances are prescription anyway, and what are the criteria?
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> 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.I've read in the Life Extension Magazine the Pharm companies want to make all vitamins and minerals etc..prescription items..Probably ppl staying well with supps cuts into their profits. So someday we'll have to buy all our supplements from them.
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