Hello, LarP.... Welcome to NeuroTalk!

Because of some rules we have here to protect our members from new posters who may spam here, your post had to be edited. However, I have access to what you originally wanted to discuss.
(not that YOU are spamming, but other international people try to)

First off, I've been specializing in nutrient supplements for improving health for over 10 yrs now on the net. Let me just say I have the same qualifications as the pharmacist who was quoted on that blog.... only with one restriction. I am not out to make money off this subject.

Metanx has been around for a while now. It is not a drug, but a mixture of 3 nutrients which are available over the counter.
The only reason it is on RX is because of the high folate content.

You can buy all of the ingredients yourself, online for less than Metanx costs. I will give that information later in this post.

I could not find Folast on the net, or on the FDA website. In fact Metanx is not listed on the FDA website either. This is because it is not classified as a drug.
I did find this however...a recall on Metanx.:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/En.../ucm173256.htm
scroll down to item #99. I could not find details of this however.

The pharmacy who responded to the blog you reference:
http://hendrixplace.blogspot.com/201...-update-2.html
This pharmacy has a vested interest in keeping your business.

Metanx contains according to their website: http://www.metanx.com/
Each Metanx® tablet contains:
L-methylfolate 2.8mg
Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate 25mg
Methylcobalamin 2mg

For a while methylfolate was removed from OTC sale because MERCK only sold it to RX makers. This has changed. It is now available OTC from Solgar in 800mcg strength. Metanx is RX only because the methylfolate is over 800mcg/tablet.

The main ingredient in Metanx is the methylcobalamin which should be taken on an empty stomach for best absorption. Does your pharmacy bottle have an empty stomach sticker? I bet it does NOT. Methyl B12 is the activated form of cobalamin.
Pyridoxal 5 phosphate is the activated B6, and methylfolate is activated folic acid. I've been posting about these vitamins for years, so this new product is welcome in my opinion. It teaches doctors --via sales reps---of the value of this combo. Its only downside is its price, and that many insurances won't pay for it.

So since the FDA does not "approve" Metanx as a drug, it cannot control any competitor who comes along. This also happened in the past with other B12/folate mixes, called FolGard, and FolTX.

I do not know what is in Folast. The manufacturer for this does not have it on the website of either Brookstone or Acella.
I did find a lawsuit logged for this problem here:
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/cou...ase_id-137581/
So things are going to be messy about this subject for a while, IMO.

You can buy these vitamins yourself. For less outlay of money.
Many of us here use this supplier: iherb.com

Here are 3 links to products you can mix.
Jarrow was one of the first OTC companies to offer this. Since you take 2 Metanx a day this link would offer you that amount in one tablet:
http://www.iherb.com/Jarrow-Formulas...enges/117?at=0
This is a two month's supply for your dosing.
Take always on an empty stomach, and you do not have to use under the tongue, but you can chew them up and swallow.
Many of us on the Peripheral Neuropathy forum have used this for years, and had good blood work to prove it.

This is the P5P that I use:
http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-P-5-P...blets/740?at=0

For you at two Metanx a day, this would be one tablet daily and is a two month supply.

This is the methylfolate:
http://www.iherb.com/Solgar-Folate-M...ets/13961?at=0

I really don't think you need so much folate as Metanx offers.
You could do 2 of these and still have a two month's supply.
There is some evidence coming out that high folate therapies may induce colon cancer. This was shown in some young women taking high dose folate when pregnant, and the subject has not been verified completely yet. However, for neuropathy the folate is secondary anyway, so I would think you could get by with less of this more safely, anyway.

I think these 3 would put you in the generic pricing category.
All 3 manufacturers of these products are very reputable and not "secretive" as you have seen with Brookstone/Acella.

Please feel free to post here and/or at our PN forum for more discussion.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum20.html

I have a special B12 thread that explains methylcobalamin at length there...at this link:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread85103.html

The complexity of this seems high to new patients. If you read this over a few times and my thread at PN, you'll see why doctors are just not keeping up these days. My hat is off to your podiatrist who is helping you well, and informed. Obviously a PamLab rep visited him!