At 08:22 AM 11/24/98 -0800, you wrote:
>todays victoria colonist, Ottawa halts sale o Psarkinson's drug
>following deaths-Health Canada has suspended sale of the drug
>tolcapone, following thedeath of a Winnipeg Woman...
>My sympahies to the womans family and the 1600 o 60,000
>Canadians with PD who were using this drugand the countless
>victims of pd world-wide. This represents a major blow to
>successful treatment of our disease. I was planning on starting
>this drug in twodays, now what the h--- do I do.
>Bill 42/13
>(:O{)
>
I had my monthly checkup with my neuro dr yesterday and discussed the Tasmar
that I am taking. He indicated that the drug company, in the USA, will
still supply the drug, but I had to sign a waiver and also I have to have a
drug test every two weeks for the next couple of years.
I feel for PWP who can not now get Tasmar, as it has been a wonder drug for
me. I have been watching the drug studies and have found in the USA that the
exceptable death rate for a drug like Tasmar is 1 in 100,000. In the Tasmar
drug studies they have had 3 in 60,000, which has caused the caused the problem.
Pat M 50/12
Pat M
