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NON-PD DRUGS - RISK FACTORS FOR USE WITH PD
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[As originally posted 23/11/95 by the late Alan Bonander
from the newsletter "Moving Forward" from City of Hope 
Parkinson's Center in Duarte, California]

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Medication Type    Brand Name     Generic Name      Risk
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Analgesic          Demerol        Meperidine        High*

Anti-Anxiety       Buspar         Buspirone         Low

Anti-Vomiting      Compazine      Prochlorperazine  High
Anti-Vomiting      Reglan         Metoclopramide    High
Anti-Vomiting      Tigan          Trimethobenzamide Moderate
Anti-Vomiting      Torecan        Triethylperazine  High

Antidepressant     Ascendin       Amoxapine         Moderate
Antidepressant     Nardil         Phenelzine        High
Antidepressant     Parnate        Tranylcypromine   High
Antidepressant     Paxil          Paroxetine        Low
Antidepressant     Prozac         Fluoxetine        Low
Antidepressant     Triavil        Perphenazine**    High
Antidepressant     Zoloft         Sertraline        Low

Antipsychotic      Haldol         Haloperidol       High
Antipsychotic      Loxitane       Loxapine          High
Antipsychotic      Mellaril       Thioridazine      Moderate
Antipsychotic      Moban          Molindone         Moderate
Antipsychotic      Navane         Thiothixene       High
Antipsychotic      Orap           Pimozide          High
Antipsychotic      Permitil       Fluphenazine      High
Antipsychotic      Prolixin       Fluphenazine      High
Antipsychotic      Risperdol      Risperidone       Moderate
Antipsychotic      Stelazine      Trifluoperazine   High
Antipsychotic      Trilafon       Perphenazine      High
Antipsychotic      Thorazine      Chlorpromazine    High

Blood Pressure     Aldomet        Alpha-methyldopa  Low
Blood Pressure     Cardizem       Diltiazem         Low
Blood Pressure     Catapres       Clonidine         Low
Blood Pressure     Demi-Regroton  Reserpine         High
Blood Pressure     Diupres        Reserpine**       High
Blood Pressure     Enduronyl      Deserpidine**     High
Blood Pressure     Harmonyl       Deserpidine       High
Blood Pressure     Hydropres      Reserpine**       High
Blood Pressure     Oreticyl       Deserpidine       High
Blood Pressure     Raudixin       Rauwolfia S.      High
Blood Pressure     Rauzide        Rauwolfia S.**    High
Blood Pressure     Regroton       Reserpine         High
Blood Pressure     Salutensin     Reserpine         High
Blood Pressure     Ser-Ap-Es      Reserpine         High

Manic Depression   Lithobid       Lithium           Low

* If taking selegiline [eldepryl, deprenyl]
** Constituent product

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janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada
<http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/index.htm>
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