Posted by tapiocamonk on January 27, 2008, at 10:07:59 [reposted on January 28, 2008, at 5:22:48 | original URL]
I've heard over and over that people were nearly side-effect free on the old version of Nardil, but that the new Pfizer formulation induces a wealth of side effects.
My understanding is that the active ingredient (Phenelzine Sulfate - 15mg) in both formulations would have to be the same, meaning that some of the other junk they put in it is the culprit (alternately, there could have been something added to the original formulation that is missing from the current formulation).
Well, what about using a Compounding Pharmacy to get rid of that other junk. For those who aren't familiar with what compounding pharmacies do, here's a description:
"Compounding has been around since the origin of pharmacy. There are many good reasons why we still practice it today! Some patients, for example, are allergic to certain preservatives and dyes used in many prescribed drugs while others are sensitive to the standard drug strengths. Compounding allows us to eliminate offensive ingredients in the medication and to adjust the strength to meet the specific needs of our patients. All this is done through consultation with the patient and his/her physician."
-->As a side question, does anyone have a package insert from the original Nardil formulation or know how the inactive ingredients differed from the current formulation so that we could figure out what would need to be compounded in or out?
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