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PDR 01 (revised January 2001) For those who insist on the complete, official, FDA-approved description of any drug available for prescription in the U.S., The annual Physicians' Desk Reference is the way to go. It's big (over 7 pounds), expensive ($80 retail), and unwieldy (over 3500 pages), but unassailably authoritative. As usual, for convenience I have made a 1-page index for some drugs most commonly encountered in PD: Page Generic Brand# Application in PD@ --* Acetazolamide (Diamox) Menstrual PD fluctuations 2928 Albuterol (Proventil) Inhalant for asthma 1213 Amantadine (Symmetrel) Antiviral, NMDA inhibitor -- Apomorphine (Britaject) Quick-acting DA agonist 1892 Benztropine (Cogentin) Anticholinergic 1617 Biperiden (Akineton) Anticholinergic 1324 Bromocriptine (Parlodel) Postsynaptic DA agonist 1485 Bupropion (Wellbutrin) Aminoketone antidepressant 2603 Cabergoline (Dostinex) Long-acting D2 agonist 2155 Clozapine (Clozaril) Tricyclic antipsychotic 722 Desipramine (Norpramine) Tricyclic antidepressant 2159 Entacapone (Comtan) COMT inhibitor -- L'dopa/Benserazide (Madopar) DA replenishment 1151 L'dopa/Carbidopa (Sinemet) DA replenishment -- Lisuride (Revanil) DA agonist (seldom used) 2290 Mirtazopine (Remeron) 4-cyclic antidepressant 1788 Olanzapine (Zyprexa) Atypical antipsychotic 3114 Paroxetine (Paxil) SSRI antidepressant 668 Pergolide (Permax) DA agonist 2626 Pramipexole (Mirapex) DA agonist 1188 Primidone (Mysoline) Anti-tremor 3377 Propranolol (Inderal) Beta-blocker, anti-tremor 3122 Ropinirole (Requip) DA agonist 3162 Selegiline (Eldepryl) MAO-B inhibitor, DA agonist 2553 Sertraline (Zoloft) SSRI antidepressant 2782 Tolcapone (Tasmar) COMT inhibitor 1658 Trihexyphenidyl (Artane) Antispasmodic, for rigidity * (Listed in PDR for Ophthalmology) # (Other makers may use different brand names) @ (May be based on non-PDR source reference) Cheers, Joe -- J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013