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PDR 99 February 1999 For those who insist on the complete, official, FDA-approved description of any drug available for prescription in the U.S., The annual Physicians' Desk Reference is the way to go. It's big (over 7 pounds), expensive ($80 retail), and unwieldy (nearly 3500 pages), but unassailably authoritative. As usual, for convenience I made a 1-page index for those drugs most commonly encountered in PD: Page Generic Brand# Application in PD@ --* Acetazolamide (Diamox) Menstrual PD fluctuations 2871 Albuterol (Proventil) Inhalant for asthma 986 Amantadine (Symmetrel) Antiviral, NMDA iinhibitor -- Apomorphine (Britaject) Quick-acting DA agonist 1747 Benztropine (Cogentin) Anticholinergic 1471 Biperiden (Akineton) Anticholinergic 2072 Bromocriptine (Parlodel) Postsynaptic DA agonist 1252 Bupropion (Wellbutrin) Aminoketone antidepressant 2480 Cabergoline (Dostinex) Long-acting D2 agonist 2004 Clozapine (Clozaril) Tricyclic antipsychotic 1332 Desipramine (Norpramine) Tricyclic antidepressant -- Entacapone (Comtan) COMT inhibitor -- L'dopa/Benserazide (Madopar) DA replenishment 938 L'dopa/Carbidopa (Sinemet) DA replenishment -- Lisuride (Revanil) DA agonist (seldom used) 3078 Paroxetine (Paxil) SSRI antidepressant 614 Pergolide (Permax) DA agonist 2497 Pramipexole (Mirapex) DA agonist 614 Primidone (Mysoline) Anti-tremor 3307 Propranolol (Inderal) Beta-blocker, anti-tremor 3087 Ropinirole (Requip) DA agonist 3128 Selegiline (Eldepryl) MAO-B inhibitor, DA agonist 2443 Sertraline (Zoloft) SSRI antidepressant 2709 Tolcapone (Tasmar) COMT inhibitor 1515 Trihexyphenidyl (Artane) Antispasmodic, for rigidity # (May have more brand names, depending on maker and where sold) @ (Some data from non-PDR sources) * (Listed in PDR for Ophthalmology) Cheers, Joe -- J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013