Posted by Ron Hill on November 19, 2007, at 17:42:22
In reply to Is Deplin available in UK?, posted by tecknohed on November 19, 2007, at 4:36:22
Teck,
I must have had a brain f*rt when you asked me this question in our Keppra discussion above.
http://www.in-pharmatechnologist.com/news/ng.asp?n=66329-merck-eprova-metafolin-folate
As you know, Merck has the patent on Metafolin. Metafolin is L-methylfolate and is used in Deplin, CerefolinNAC, Metanx, and a few OTC's (although the OTC's are being pulled off the market, by and large).
Teck, read the Scientific Review. If patients are unwilling to take P-5-P and methyl-B12 with Deplin (or don't know they should), then they should take Metanx. Click the Metanx link at the bottom of the Metafolin Home Page. Scroll to the bottom of the Metanx page and notice that Metanx has P-5-P and methyl-B12 as ingredients.
Metafolin is manufactured in Schaffhausen, Switzerland by Eprova, a company owned by Merck.
-- Ron
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