INDICES> Obsolete drugs in the Philippines

["Dennis Rosete" <dennis.rosete@solvay.com.ph>]

Indices: Obsolete drugs in the Philippines: allylestrenol (Turinal),

Greetings!

I am Dr. Rosete of the Philippines and I would like to revive an issue
posted here four years ago regarding allylestrenol (Turinal), a drug
that used to be prescribed for threatened and habitual abortion.  I just
learned that this drug continues to be marketed here in the Philippines
despite being withdrawn in the US and Western Europe.

I feel dismayed by the fact that developing countries like the
Philippines are the recipients of obsolete drugs.  A review of
literature of allylestrenol does not show a randomized control trial
proving its efficacy although there are some publications published in
other European languages where an abstract was not available.

I would like to ask to this e-group whether there is basis for using
Turinal for threatened or habitual abortion.  Another query would be why
would a drug that had been withdrawn in its country of origin be dumped
into a developing country.

Any enlightenment on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

With thanks,
Dennis Rosete, M.D.


I tried Martindale to see who made "Turinal"  but no luck.  Can you tell us
who markets it?  Ed

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