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cb: THanks for your reply. g >From: cb <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: anybody helped by rsagilene? >Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 06:31:59 -0800 > >George > >I don't think rasagiline has won FDA approval yet for marketing in the US, >so there may not be a lot of experience with the drug. > >I took rasagilene for a number of years as part of the clinical trial for >the drug. At the time, it was the only med I was taking, and I thought it >was helpful, but I didn't need much at the time. The hope has been that it >is 'neuroprotective' and perhaps will slow progression of the disease. > >The end of my use of the drug may interest you. As part of the clinical >study, we were sent to a dermatologist every three months; at the last of >these exams he detected a melanoma, subsequently biopsed and removed -- >'last' of the exams because I was kicked out of the study when the melanoma >was found. There seems to be some association between a greater risk of >melanoma and some of our drugs, rasagilene among them. The risk may be >low, >but melanoma is no fun either. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "g.c. beyer" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:43 PM >Subject: anybody helped by rsagilene? > > >>i am starting it.THere has been non positive effect afteri wk.mAndi seem >>worse.What result do you look for? >> >>george >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn