Re: driving restriction while on Requip

[Marg Meikle <mmeikle@xxxxxxxx>]

My neurologist in Vancouver called me last week and told me to stop
driving--that he was now liable and had had some bulletin suggesting this.
We had gone over it before and he wasn't worried but this did it. So I'm not
driving for 3 weeks til I get this stuff out of my system (1 mg every 3
days). Did  the same with Mirapex.  Stay tuned for the next episode of
agonist du jour.

Marg Meikle

-----Original Message-----
From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
[ Behalf Of Murray Charters
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 12:57 AM
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Subject: Re: driving restriction while on Requip


Hi Mike and Barbara,
I don't know of any ban and I called the Pharmacy and they have no info...

I have seen this post from my friend Judith ....
http://parkinson.ca/board/messages/165.html

I'm aware of this background info...

June 09 / 1999
Researchers Identify Potentially Dangerous Side Effect Of Dopamine Agonists


July - 1999
Alert---Sleep Attacks Associated With
Pramipexole (Mirapex) And Ropinerole (Requip).


02 / 14 / 2000
Anti-Parkinson Drug, Requip (Ropinirole),
Can Cause Patients To Fall Asleep Without Warning


I found no references on Health Canada's site re: driving...

Health Canada - Search on Requip


SmithKline Beecham's site (US) has no info restricting driving...
SmithKline Beecham on Parkinson's / Requip



United States
Major pharmaceutical products of
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
(Scroll down to Requip)

(US prescribing information)

On 21 Feb 00 at 14:49, Mike Stewart wrote:

> I understand that recently (Feb 2000) a ban on driving while on Requip
> (Ropinerole) has been instituted in British Columbia, based on a release
> from some "Canadian Health Bureau" dictum. Driver's liscences are a
> provincial responsibility in Canada, while health warnings are often
> issued by some National authorities.
>
> Can readers provide me a copy of the actual dictum as noted above?
> Can readers advise if a similar ban has been instituted by other
> jurisdictions in Canada, the US, England etc?
> Can readers advise if the use of Mirapex (Pramiprexole) has similarly
> led to a driving ban in any other jurisdiction?
>
> Your assistance and reply to both the list and my email would be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
> Vancouver, BC, CANADA
>
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