ragin' said:
fluidex is an oral solution similar to arimidex.... not a diuretic. it starts off as USP24 grade anastrazole powder (this is the highest grade anastrazole powder available and is more expensive then USP23 or the USP20 grade others have been known to use and is the exact same powder as AstraZeneca used to make arimidex tabs.
ragin'
I think some one is feeding you full of shit man. The only way to get the exact same powder as AstraZeneca uses is to buy it directly from them. You realize they hold the patent for both use and the manufacturing of Anastrozole? I don't think they are going to sell their Anastrozole to a company for the sole purpose of ripping them off. Do you?
Also USP24/ USP23/ USP20. Do you know what these stand for?
Hmmm
I didn't think so.
The USP designation in front of a chemical name means that the chemical meets or exceeds the requirements of the U.S. Pharmacopoeia.
The USP Numbers you quoted above 20-23-24 stand for the volume numbers of The trusted and continuously updated publication of official pharmaceutical standards and test methods. Starting with the 2002 edition, USP–NF will be published annually. The first annual edition, USP 25–NF 20
For your information It should read like this: USP-24/NF-19
USP = U.S.Pharmacopoeia
24=Version or volume number of the written standard.
NF= National Formulatory
19=Version or volume number of the written standard.
I'm really not sure that Anastrozole was ever in the USP-20 edition.
Also I am almost sure that AstraZeneca uses the new USP-25 NF 20 as it came out in November, 2001
That said I am almost positive the method for manufacturing and testing Anastrozole has not changed since it was first placed in the USP book.
Please try to get the facts straight. I wouldn't want any one to be mislead.
GS