AboutDr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi Expertise I can provide information on drugs and medicines, their actions, uses, interactions and adverse effects. To avoid confusion, generic names of
medicines may please be provided. I am a pharmacologist, having worked
on animal and human pharmacology, and presently I am the Dean of Bilcare Research Academy, where we teach courses on clinical research. We dont work on saturdays and sundays, hence questions reachng me on these days will be replied on Monday, please bear with me.
Question I have a homocystein 30 and B12 deficiency In India a combination of B-12 1500 mcg Folic acid 1.5 ALA 100 mg B5 3 mg. NERVE UP OD by NPIL. I am taking it. I undertsand from press report that such combinations have been banned as they are considered irrational. I ask two queries :
1. Is the dose adequate with the problem I have
2. is the combination irrational and if yes why. Can u guide becuase Nerve Up OD drug is beneficial for me and if stopped what will be the fate of the patients like me
Thanks in advance
Answer Hi Ghanshyam,
I would like you to understand what homocysteine is:
Homocysteine is an amino acid in the blood. Epidemiological studies have shown that too much homocysteine in the blood (plasma) is related to a higher risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease.
Now you are using a combination of B12 nd folic acid made by NPIL. am not sure if this is included in the list of irrational combination presently being scrutinized by the DTAB. Even if it is banned you will be able to take a smilar combination by using individual compounds so it should nto be a worry for you.
Ravi Ghooi
