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Anne Rutherford wrote: > To List friends > > A member of our support group has a problem and hopes the list can help. > This is her story. > > Some (many?) drugs have a filler added to the active ingredients in the > tablet .The Mirapex sold in Canada has just such a filler--- cornstarch. > Cornstarch is not supposed to cause trouble but there are people who are > allergic to it. > > This is what happened... > She filled her prescription for Parkinson medication, she took the first > dose and she had an allergic reaction. She read the fine print that > comes with the Mirapex tablets and there, in the list of ingredients, she > saw the problem-- cornstarch. She is severely allergic to cornstarch > ............. > > But this is the puzzle. > > She has been in a clinical trial for a year or more-- a clinical trial of > Mirapex! She had no allergic reactions to the tablets used in the trials, > in fact everything was just great. Is it possible for the meds used in the > trial to have a different filler from the meds finally brought to market? > > Her doctor says she should stop taking Mirapex but it is not good to stop > suddenly!!!! > > There are lots of questions raised by this story--- > > Who makes Mirapex? > > Have they a web page? An 800 number? > Go to the Web, use a search engine (I used Infoseek) type in the word > "Mirapex" and click on SEARCH. I found 72 pages that contain the word > "Mirapex". I didn't have time to read them, but I think you may find at > least how to contact the company and a lot of other useful info. Good Luck > Do all versions of Mirapex contain cornstarch.? > > Do some tablets use other fillers? > > What are they? > > Who knows for sure what was used in the test tablets? > > Anyone else allergic to cornstarch? > > Does anyone have any suggestions as to what we can do? > > Thanks > > Anne Rutherford 64 dx1980 Bob Chapman Sun Lakes, AZ [log in to unmask]