Maryse, Laureen has been waiting for the Neupro patch to get back on the US market ever since it was pulled. It worked great for her in conjunction with the DBS, with no noticeable side effects, no skin rashes. With the Neupro patch, her life was as close to being "normal" as it has ever been. Thus, in Laureen's case, the advantages are multiple. One major one, too, of course, is not having to ingest medication orally. Scott Scott E. Antes Northern Arizona University Department of Anthropology PO Box 15200 Flagstaff, AZ 86011 ________________________________________ what is its real advantage? most european countries have found it is less useful than ropinirole and pramipexole. Same side effects +possible skin rashes maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkins ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn