 |
 |
Marg... >agonist du jour. Is that a new soup? <grin> Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Marg Meikle <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 6:54 PM Subject: Re: driving restriction while on Requip >My neurologist in Vancouver called me last week and told me to stop >driving--that he was now liable and had had some bulletin suggesting this. >We had gone over it before and he wasn't worried but this did it. So I'm not >driving for 3 weeks til I get this stuff out of my system (1 mg every 3 >days). Did the same with Mirapex. Stay tuned for the next episode of >agonist du jour. > >Marg Meikle > >-----Original Message----- >From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network >[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Murray Charters >Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 12:57 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: driving restriction while on Requip > > >Hi Mike and Barbara, >I don't know of any ban and I called the Pharmacy and they have no info... > >I have seen this post from my friend Judith .... >http://parkinson.ca/board/messages/165.html > >I'm aware of this background info... > >June 09 / 1999 >Researchers Identify Potentially Dangerous Side Effect Of Dopamine Agonists >http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/1060BE.htm > >July - 1999 >Alert---Sleep Attacks Associated With >Pramipexole (Mirapex) And Ropinerole (Requip). >http://www.sd-pc.com/sleepalert.htm > >02 / 14 / 2000 >Anti-Parkinson Drug, Requip (Ropinirole), >Can Cause Patients To Fall Asleep Without Warning >http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/1647d2.htm > >I found no references on Health Canada's site re: driving... >http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ >Health Canada - Search on Requip >http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb/drugs-dpd/company/c6992.html > >SmithKline Beecham's site (US) has no info restricting driving... >SmithKline Beecham on Parkinson's / Requip >http://www.sbhealthcast.com/docs.cfm/home/parkinson >http://www.sbhealthcast.com/docs.cfm/Home/Parkinson/Requip > >United States >Major pharmaceutical products of >SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals >(Scroll down to Requip) >http://www.sb.com/products/index.html >(US prescribing information) > >On 21 Feb 00 at 14:49, Mike Stewart wrote: > >> I understand that recently (Feb 2000) a ban on driving while on Requip >> (Ropinerole) has been instituted in British Columbia, based on a release >> from some "Canadian Health Bureau" dictum. Driver's liscences are a >> provincial responsibility in Canada, while health warnings are often >> issued by some National authorities. >> >> Can readers provide me a copy of the actual dictum as noted above? >> Can readers advise if a similar ban has been instituted by other >> jurisdictions in Canada, the US, England etc? >> Can readers advise if the use of Mirapex (Pramiprexole) has similarly >> led to a driving ban in any other jurisdiction? >> >> Your assistance and reply to both the list and my email would be >> appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike >> Vancouver, BC, CANADA >> >************************************************** >all the best ............ murray >[log in to unmask]