| Subject: | FDA Issues Public Health Advisory for Permax (Peroglide) and Generic Equivalents |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Mon, 2 Apr 2007 - 12:00 am |
| Audience: Neurologists, other healthcare professionals, consumers
The FDA has notified healthcare professionals and patients that the companies that manufacture and distribute pergolide have agreed to withdraw the drug from the market. Pergolide is a dopamine agonist (DA) used with levodopa and carbidopa to manage the signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Results of two new studies showed that some patients with Parkinson's disease treated with pergolide had serious damage to their... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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