Question: I read 'IMMUNOVIR' that Dr. G uses is the same as 'INOSINE'...

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I've done some reading about Immunovir which Dr. G has been using with

some patients but I also read it is the same thing as 'Inosine.'

Immunovir is a prescription sold OUTSIDE of the United States and I

hear it costs a lot. However 'Inosine' is sold at nearly all

nutrition stores (i.e., Vitamin Shoppe).

I know Dr. Goldberg isn't a fan of 'nutritional products' because of

his concern over their impurity. HOWEVER- 'if' it can be bought for a

small fraction of the price and from a good reputable brand company-

why not do that? (The information I've come across might be incorrect.)

UNLESS- what I read is incorrect and 'Inosine' is NOT the same thing

as Immunovir, why can't 'Inosine' be used???

I'd love to hear back from someone on this.

Wikipedia encyclopedia writes:

" Knowledge of inosine metabolism has led to advances in immunotherapy

in recent decades. Inosine monophosphate is oxidised by the enzyme

inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase yielding xanthosine monophosphate,

a key precursor in purine metabolism. Mycophenolate mofetil is an

anti-metabolite, anti-proliferative drug, used in the treatment of a

variety of autoimmune diseases including Wegener's granulomatosis. The

uptake of purine by actively dividing B cells can exceed 8 times that

of normal body cells and therefore this set of white cells (which

cannot operate purine salvage pathways) is selectively targeted by the

purine deficiency resulting from IMD inhibition. "