Re: Looking for the safest DMSA capsule filler

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In a message dated 2/27/2004 3:20:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,

imginzburg@... writes:

> Does anyone know what

> would the safest filler for DMSA be?

I spend way too much time messing with empty capsules and various powders. I

was wondering whether I could order a supplement/chelator mixture from a

compounding pharmacist -- some Vit C and B, zinc and selenium, etc. Or would

that

be really expensive to have done?

Not answering your question, sorry. Just wondering how to make the process

less time-consuming.

Nell

[Guest guest]

Our DMPS/ALA is compounded with powdered vitamin C.

--Lissy

[ ] Looking for the safest DMSA capsule filler

We are going to order 25-mg DMSA capsules in a local compounding

pharmacy. (Previously, before we got a 25-mg prescription, we would

order 100-mg capsules from VRP, and then pour them out into 4 25-mg

capsules.) Those 100-mg VRP capsules are pure DMSA, but with 25 mg,

the pharmacist says they need to add a filler. Does anyone know what

would the safest filler for DMSA be? The pharmacy's options include

lactose (but we have some milk intolerance), avecil (a.k.a.

microcristalline cellulose), and stevia. Please advise.

Thanks,

Igor

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[Guest guest]

We had our pharmacy add the ALA as a filler and now we have everything we

need in one capsule. So our capsules are 20 MG DMSA and 20 MG ALA on single

dose per capsule. They only need to add enough in order to weigh it on

their scales.

At 02:37 PM 2/27/2004, you wrote:

>Our DMPS/ALA is compounded with powdered vitamin C.

>--Lissy

> [ ] Looking for the safest DMSA capsule filler

>

>

> We are going to order 25-mg DMSA capsules in a local compounding

> pharmacy. (Previously, before we got a 25-mg prescription, we would

> order 100-mg capsules from VRP, and then pour them out into 4 25-mg

> capsules.) Those 100-mg VRP capsules are pure DMSA, but with 25 mg,

> the pharmacist says they need to add a filler. Does anyone know what

> would the safest filler for DMSA be? The pharmacy's options include

> lactose (but we have some milk intolerance), avecil (a.k.a.

> microcristalline cellulose), and stevia. Please advise.

> Thanks,

> Igor

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

> I spend way too much time messing with empty capsules and various

powders. I

> was wondering whether I could order a supplement/chelator mixture

from a

> compounding pharmacist -- some Vit C and B, zinc and selenium, etc.

Or would that

> be really expensive to have done?

well, call a couple places and get prices and see. Compounded

stuff does cost more than " off the shelf " , but it is up to

you if it is worth it. There are a couple of compounding

pharmacies here:

http://home.earthlink.net/~moriam/HOW_TO_buy_DMSA.html

You may want to find local ones, though.

I know that the pharmacist I talked to at Apotocary Labs

is very experienced with supplements for ASD.

Oh -- and some (most?) compounding pharmacies require

a perscription for ANYTHING compounded--- such as vitamins!

So be sure to ask about that -- and figure in the price

of getting an Rx.

Moria