Posted by myco on April 5, 2009, at 13:55:42
In reply to Re: Periactin (cyproheptadine) as a hypnotic, posted by zzzz7 on April 5, 2009, at 7:33:55
Hey,
Yes it is available in canada. There are actually many of these old antihistamines still here but not in "general circulation"...meaning you will be lucky to find them on the self at most pharmacies in the country. The sales are so small that the companies who produce them produce them "in batches" then allow them to "sell out" before making more.
For:
Cyproheptadine (periactin is an old abandoned name - don't use it as it will only confuse pharmacists - will tell you long gone)
* this med is available from a small company called "Pharmascience Inc", based out of Quebec. It's OTC but you will need to either order it via that company itself or find a pharmacy who has it on their "order list"...they use specific "distributers" for meds...so usually if its not on their list..they cant get it. but you will find cool pharmacists who will go out of their way to help you and order it...."pull strings", in a way.
* so for the cyproheptadine go here:
Link:
http://www.pendopharm.com/ProductDetails.aspx?Part_Code=5760677132&Section=byalphaAlso:
-----That same company, Pharmscience Inc, puts out another old very useful antihistamine called
"Promethazine" (brand name Histantil; old name no longer used is "Phenergan").Not sure your use for cyproheptadine but if its for antihistamine properties than promethazine is also worth a look. but again not easy to find - order from company itself OTC.
myco
-----------------------------> Is this drug available in Canada? I haven't seen it on the shelves. Am I just not looking carefully enough?
>
> Anyone able to compare it to Sandomigran ?
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