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To the Group: I just returned from a meeting of the Fort Collins PD support group (which I found out about thanks to my involvement with this group!) and learned of two new drugs for PD that will be OK'd by FDA. In case this is news to anyone, I thought I'd pass it on: 1) SmithKline Beecham's Ropinirole; and Pharmacia & Upjohn's Pramipexole. Supposed to target the brain in a specific way, resulting in fewer side effects. Also: schizophrenia drugs: Eli Lilly's Olanzapine, and Abbott Labs' Serlect. Claimed to have fewer side effects than current drugs. That's all the information I was given, sorry I can't expand on it more. Best regards, -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Editor-in-Chief, "Spotlight on Food--nutrition news for people 60-plus" Tel: 970-493-6532 Fax: 970-493-6538 http://www.fortnet.org/~fivstar Contact Better Business Bureau of the Mountain States, < [log in to unmask]>