Re: Periactin - manufacturers stopped making it

[Guest guest]

i just want to clarify my first e-mail. i found out that they don't make it in

liquid anymore, but they do have it in tablets. i guess i just have to dissolve

the tablets because there's no way my son can swallow it. sorry if i alarmed

anyone.

Periactin - manufacturers stopped making it

hi everyone. i just got back from the pharmacist to pick up my son's

prescription (cyproheptadine). i was told that all manufacturers stopped making

this drug. they gave me their last supply of it.

help! does anyone know what other alternative medication can my son take for

an appetite stimulant. i'm afraid that if i stop giving his this drug, he will

definitely stop eating.

thanks in advance for your response.

[Guest guest]

I don't know where you got this information. I just picked up my

liquid cyproheptadine. Are you sure that your manufacturer checked

for the genetic brand of cyproheptadine?

The problem with the tablets is that you have to break them into

smaller doses (the tablet is 4mg and my 7 year old still only needed

half of a tablet twice a day). Also, really needed 1/2 plus

about 1/8 more. But you can't break the tablet this way, so she

wasn't getting the proper dosage amount with tablets.

Please recheck with your pharmacist that they have asked for genetic

cyproheptadine.

> i just want to clarify my first e-mail. i found out that they don't

make it in liquid anymore, but they do have it in tablets. i guess i

just have to dissolve the tablets because there's no way my son can

swallow it. sorry if i alarmed anyone.

> Periactin - manufacturers stopped making it

>

>

> hi everyone. i just got back from the pharmacist to pick up my

son's prescription (cyproheptadine). i was told that all

manufacturers stopped making this drug. they gave me their last

supply of it.

>

> help! does anyone know what other alternative medication can my

son take for an appetite stimulant. i'm afraid that if i stop giving

his this drug, he will definitely stop eating.

>

> thanks in advance for your response.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I don't know where you got this information. I just picked up my

liquid cyproheptadine. Are you sure that your manufacturer checked

for the genetic brand of cyproheptadine?

The problem with the tablets is that you have to break them into

smaller doses (the tablet is 4mg and my 7 year old still only needed

half of a tablet twice a day). Also, really needed 1/2 plus

about 1/8 more. But you can't break the tablet this way, so she

wasn't getting the proper dosage amount with tablets.

Please recheck with your pharmacist that they have asked for genetic

cyproheptadine.

> i just want to clarify my first e-mail. i found out that they don't

make it in liquid anymore, but they do have it in tablets. i guess i

just have to dissolve the tablets because there's no way my son can

swallow it. sorry if i alarmed anyone.

> Periactin - manufacturers stopped making it

>

>

> hi everyone. i just got back from the pharmacist to pick up my

son's prescription (cyproheptadine). i was told that all

manufacturers stopped making this drug. they gave me their last

supply of it.

>

> help! does anyone know what other alternative medication can my

son take for an appetite stimulant. i'm afraid that if i stop giving

his this drug, he will definitely stop eating.

>

> thanks in advance for your response.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

--You might want to try calling around to different pharmacies.

I had to call three different ones to find one that had the liquid

form. It was Walgreen's.

Cindy

- In RSS-Support , " Ester Lastimosa "

wrote:

> hi everyone. i just got back from the pharmacist to pick up my

son's prescription (cyproheptadine). i was told that all

manufacturers stopped making this drug. they gave me their last

supply of it.

>

> help! does anyone know what other alternative medication can my

son take for an appetite stimulant. i'm afraid that if i stop giving

his this drug, he will definitely stop eating.

>

> thanks in advance for your response.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I did some checking on line and couldn't find much information. I

stumbled across a site that said the manufacturer was no longer

making the pill form of Periactin, but it would be available as a

generic. SOunded like the only form left was generic, but even the

drug company's website didn't have any info.

Beth

> hi everyone. i just got back from the pharmacist to pick up my

son's prescription (cyproheptadine). i was told that all

manufacturers stopped making this drug. they gave me their last

supply of it.

>

> help! does anyone know what other alternative medication can my

son take for an appetite stimulant. i'm afraid that if i stop giving

his this drug, he will definitely stop eating.

>

> thanks in advance for your response.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ester,

You do not have to dissolve tablets. A real pharmacist will be able

to turn the tablets back into a liquid for you (it's called

reconstituting the medication). We have to do that with the prilosec

for . We found a pharmacist in NY that will do it and deliver

the medication to us (the pharmacist's near our house won't do it) by

UPS. If you can't find someone, let me know and I will send you the

information.

Good luck,

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 3year old twins

[Guest guest]

since i dont live in u.s.a i really dont know abount the medical rules ,but

as a pharmacist i can tell you that if there is no other way,the pharmacist

can make the syrup by himself by dissolving cyproheptadine powder in a basic

syr.it is very easy....

tikva

>

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>Subject: Re: Periactin - manufacturers stopped making it

>Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 22:44:37 -0700

>

>i just want to clarify my first e-mail. i found out that they don't make it

>in liquid anymore, but they do have it in tablets. i guess i just have to

>dissolve the tablets because there's no way my son can swallow it. sorry if

>i alarmed anyone.

> Periactin - manufacturers stopped making it

>

>

> hi everyone. i just got back from the pharmacist to pick up my son's

>prescription (cyproheptadine). i was told that all manufacturers stopped

>making this drug. they gave me their last supply of it.

>

> help! does anyone know what other alternative medication can my son take

>for an appetite stimulant. i'm afraid that if i stop giving his this drug,

>he will definitely stop eating.

>

> thanks in advance for your response.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I just ran into the same problem. My pharmacist told me there

were like 15 bottles left that he could access. I told him to stock

up.

We first tried the pill when we began using periactin, mainly

because I didn't know better. I was slicing and dicing the pills

into quarters and crumbs. Not exact at all. I was happy to switch

to liquid. My pharmacist told me he would reconstitute the pills in

a cherry flavored liquid once it is no longer available from the

manufacturer.

Pamela

[Guest guest]

I just ran into the same problem. My pharmacist told me there

were like 15 bottles left that he could access. I told him to stock

up.

We first tried the pill when we began using periactin, mainly

because I didn't know better. I was slicing and dicing the pills

into quarters and crumbs. Not exact at all. I was happy to switch

to liquid. My pharmacist told me he would reconstitute the pills in

a cherry flavored liquid once it is no longer available from the

manufacturer.

Pamela

[Guest guest]

thank you for letting me know that the pharmacist can turn the tablets into

liquid. i called them and asked them if they can do it. sure enough, they called

back and they said they're going to do exactly what you said. i knew i can count

on you guys for answers.

Re: Periactin - manufacturers stopped making it

Ester,

You do not have to dissolve tablets. A real pharmacist will be able

to turn the tablets back into a liquid for you (it's called

reconstituting the medication). We have to do that with the prilosec

for . We found a pharmacist in NY that will do it and deliver

the medication to us (the pharmacist's near our house won't do it) by

UPS. If you can't find someone, let me know and I will send you the

information.

Good luck,

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 3year old twins

[Guest guest]

thank you for letting me know that the pharmacist can turn the tablets into

liquid. i called them and asked them if they can do it. sure enough, they called

back and they said they're going to do exactly what you said. i knew i can count

on you guys for answers.

Re: Periactin - manufacturers stopped making it

Ester,

You do not have to dissolve tablets. A real pharmacist will be able

to turn the tablets back into a liquid for you (it's called

reconstituting the medication). We have to do that with the prilosec

for . We found a pharmacist in NY that will do it and deliver

the medication to us (the pharmacist's near our house won't do it) by

UPS. If you can't find someone, let me know and I will send you the

information.

Good luck,

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 3year old twins