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I asked Dr. J. Nutt this very question last week during an intensive week of a 1st phase drug study (I actually was the first pt in the Nation to try this drug for this pd, cp 101,606). Since levodopa is absorbed in the small intestine it can be crushed, disolved and drank or delivered via ng tube. There is no commercially available iv sln so for my use last week at OHSU they had to laboriusly sterilize some. The carbidopa and mirapex was stilll given orally so don' t know there. \Randy Games to entertain your brain. http://www.stargraphics.com Star Graphics Corp 10943 S Forest Ridge Ln Oregon City, OR 97045 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Nicolaou" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 2:19 AM Subject: Suggestions Needed >I am having jaw surgery later this month and will not be able to open my > mouth or jaws for 3 weeks after. I am not so concerned about being in > intensive > care on a respirator immediately afterwards or being on a liquid diet for > 3 > weeks but how am I to take my Sinemet CR and mirapex? I really rely on > them > every 3 1/2 to 4 hours. > The Doctors say I will have to crush all meds and my Neuro says I can do > that it just won't last as long. The pharmacy tells me there is no liquid > sinemet. This has me worried. Any advice? and how do I make sure they > give me my > meds while I am hospitalized? I'm thinking this is going to be a > struggle. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn