Posted by Brainbeard on August 29, 2009, at 1:23:55
In reply to Re: Cheap source of Stablon, posted by bearfan on August 28, 2009, at 17:21:21
> Does anyone know if the U.S. Plans on releasing an extended release version of the drug? This was one of the few depression medications that didn't cause a jittery/inner tension effect.
The U.S. won't plan to even think about this drug, since it's off patent and there isn't any money to be made out of it anymore. Making an XR version could never be worth the investment.
Tianeptine is a racemate though, a 'stereo drug' with a left and right enantiomer, the left one being the better one*. So theoretically, a drug company could invest in isolating the left enantiomer, just as happened with Celexa -> Lexapro, and heck, why not make it into an XR version while they're at it, and then start making money.
Something tells me this isn't gonna happen.
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