Re: more on Imunovir

[Guest guest]

Here is some info about the chemical comp. of Immunovir:

Qualitative and Quantitative

Composition

Inosine pranobex is available in 500mg tablets (Isoprinosine® /

Imunovir® / Delimmun®) as well as syrup containing 250mg of inosine

pranobex per 5ml (Isoprinosine®)

Inosine pranobex is the p-acetamidobenzoic acid salt of

N,N­dimethylamino-2-propanol (DIP-PAcBA) and inosine in the beta

polymorphic form, in a molar ratio of 3:1.

Each moiety of the drug exhibits separate pharmacological properties.

Inosine is a naturally occurring nucleoside found in the metabolic

pathway of purines and in varying but small amounts in cells and

tissue fluids.The PAcBA moiety is chemically related to p-aminobenzoic

acid (PABA), a naturally occurring metabolite in human tissue.

Chemical structure of inosine pranobex.

DIP-PAcBA

(p-acetamidobenzoic acid salt of N,N-dimethylamino-2-propanol)

Inosine

(ß polymorphic form)

3:1 molar ratio

http://www.newportpharmaceuticals.com/isoprinosine_qual.htm

-chris

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> I was just on the phone with Rivex, in a fruitless attempt to see if I

> could be reimbursed by my insurance for what I've spent on Imunovir.

>

> Then I asked about the isoprinosine/PABA substitute. He told me that

> Imunovir is made with Pranobex, which is another immune modulator, so

> that substitution is going to be lacking a key ingredient.

>

> Helen

>

[Guest guest]

what does this mean, exactly? you think the substitution is still

worthwhile?

I don't know, I ran out of Imunovir and tired of paying so much for

supplements, so I went on the substitute not long ago, and am in my

second week of having a cold right now

didn't seem to get sick when I was on Imunovir

but not sure how valid this is, maybe I just ran afoul of a really

bad virus, who knows.

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> > I was just on the phone with Rivex, in a fruitless attempt to see

if I

> > could be reimbursed by my insurance for what I've spent on

Imunovir.

> >

> > Then I asked about the isoprinosine/PABA substitute. He told me

that

> > Imunovir is made with Pranobex, which is another immune

modulator, so

> > that substitution is going to be lacking a key ingredient.

> >

> > Helen

> >

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