Charles Huff wrote: is this a overthe counter drug oran RX?
please send me more info.
Definitely Rx. A powerful drug that should only be
used with guidance and supervision by a neurologist. A
recent in-depth report is in
PARKINSON STUDY GROUP. Pramipexole vs levodopa as initial
treatment for Parkinson disease. JAMA Oct 18, 2000; 284
(15): 1931-1938.
For a related review, see
TANNER CM. Dopamine agonists in early therapy for Parkinson
Disease. JAMA October 18,2000; 284 (15): 1971-1973.
For similar info re the similar drug Requip, see
RASCOL O, et al, for the 056 Study Group. A five-year study
of the incidence of dyskinesia in patients with early
Parkinson’s disease who were treated with ropinirole or
levodopa. The New England Journal of Medicine -- May 18,
2000 -- Vol. 342, No. 20, 1484-91.
Ben Winter
Victoria, Canada
