Recent news on Mirapex

Treating restless leg syndrome  -  May 11, 2007
Cincinnati Post,Dopamine agonist drugs include: Requip, Mirapex and Permax. Begin with one mg of Requip or 0.125mg of Mirapex about one hour before the usual time of onset

Market Report -- Short Stories (XNPT)  -  Apr 26, 2007
MSN Money...improvement and the strength of the p values are least as efficacious, if not better than, competing products (dopamine agonists Requip and Mirapex).

NEWS- Drug money: ALS study gets WSJ attention  -  Apr 26, 2007
The Hook,The drug, pramipexole, is the chemical mirror image of the Parkinson's drug Mirapex, and like that drug, it is a powerful free radical scavenger.

Schwarz Parkinson's patch ploughs on  -  May 10, 2007
LabTechnologist.com,Mirapex (pramipexole) by Boehringer Ingelheim and Requip (ropinerole) from GlaxoSmithKline are the only other non-ergolinic products currently available to

Market Report -- Short Stories (XNPT)  -  26 Apr 2007
MSN Money...improvement and the strength of the p values are least as efficacious, if not better than, competing products (dopamine agonists Requip and Mirapex).

Gambling blamed on medicine  -  Apr 15, 2007
Monterey County Herald,Jeanette Amavisca filed a federal lawsuit in February against the maker of the drug Mirapex, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. Similar suits are

More on quinine and leg cramps  -  Apr 13, 2007
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,At my recent checkup I was given samples of Mirapex to determine whether it might be used as a replacement. After three weeks at the minimum dosage I have

School Board Member Blames Drugs For Debt  -  Apr 14, 2007
CBS 13,Jeanette Amavisca is suing the maker of the drug Mirapex. Similar suits nationwide claim the drug can trigger irrational, addictive and bizarre behavior in

First person: Fighting an illness with humor and tenacity  -  Apr 3, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,One of the initial drugs, Mirapex, stimulates the cell's receptors, mimicking the effect of dopamine. To my husband's dismay, we learned that Mirapex can

Suit asserts CVS gave woman wrong drug  -  Apr 3, 2007
NorthJersey.com,The store employee told Miller's physician CVS filled the prescription with the antidepressant Mirtazapine, believing it to be the generic name for Mirapex,

Regulators yank former Lilly drug from market  -  Mar 29, 2007
Indianapolis Business Journal,The FDA concluded alternative medications called dopamine agonists are safer. The newer drugs are Mirapex, sold by Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, and Requip,

Help For Restless Legs  -  Apr 13, 2007
WFtv.com,The newest medications of this kind, pramipexole (Mirapex) and ropinirole (Requip), target the motivation, emotion, and reward centers of the brain.

FDA yanks Parkinson's drug from market  -  Mar 30, 2007
CNNMoney.comOther dopamine agonists include GlaxoSmithKline's (Charts) Requip, or ropinirole, and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Mirapex, or pramipexole.

FDA: Parkinson's Drug Pulled from Market  -  Mar 30, 2007
ABC 4,Other dopamine agonists include GlaxoSmithKline's Requip, or ropinirole, and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Mirapex, or pramipexole.

Parkinson's drug 'pulled from US market'  -  Mar 29, 2007
Brisbane Times,Other dopamine agonists include GlaxoSmithKline's Requip, or ropinirole, and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc's Mirapex, or pramipexole.

Independence very much a virtue at Boehringer Ingelheim  -  Mar 28, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Also performing well was Sifrol/Mirapex (pramipexole) for Parkinson's disease which benefited from its recent approvals in the USA for restless legs

Husband's jerking legs are depriving wife of her sleep  -  27 Mar 2007
SouthCoastToday.com,Mirapex and Requip are two examples. Neurontin is another medicine that can ease both disorders. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 42-year-old wife writing on behalf

My Most Memorable Poker Hands Part 2  -  Feb 28, 2007
Poker Player Online,From 1998 until 2005 my primary prescription drug was Mirapex. This drug, used by thousands of patients, can create an obsessive, compulsive need to

Decision Resources Defines a Hypothetical Parkinson's Disease Drug ...  -  Mar 9, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...even if its only advantages over sales-leader Boehringer Ingelheim's Mirapex are a minor reduction in nausea, once-daily dosing, and a 20% lower price.

Restless Leg Syndrome  -  Mar 7, 2007
KKTV 11 News,They include pramipexole (Mirapex), pergolide (Permax), ropinirole (Requip), and a combination of carbidopa and levodopa (Sinemet). However, people with RLS

MSU selected as site for national Parkinson’s disease study  -  Mar 23, 2007
MSU Today,...one needs a confirmed case of Parkinson’s disease and be on medications that control symptoms, such as Sinemet, Requip or Mirapex, for at least nine

MSU, UM selected to participate in national Parkinson's disease study  -  Mar 22, 2007
DetNews.com,Eligible patients must have a confirmed case of the disease and take medications such as Sinemet, Requip or Mirapex, for at least nine months but no longer

New patch can help patients with restless leg syndrome  -  Mar 15, 2007
News 8 Austin,The newest medications of this kind, pramipexole (Mirapex) and ropinirole (Requip), target the motivation, emotion, and reward centers of the brain.

40 Years Later, Still No Cure  -  Mar 7, 2007
Canton Repository (subscription),Thus I can choose Mirapex or Requip, which serve the same purpose. Today's breakthroughs are quick-acting injectable drugs and delivery by patch rather than

'Restless legs' drugs linked to gambling  -  Feb 8, 2007
United Press International8 (UPI) -- Drugs taken for "restless legs syndrome," including Requip (ropinirole) and Mirapex (pramipexole), might be linked to high-roller gambling.

Gambling problem can affect restless legs patients  -  Jan 31, 2007
Scientific AmericanSome of these drugs commonly used for one or both conditions include Requip (generic name ropinirole), Mirapex (pramipexole) and Sinemet (levodopa plus

Restless Leg Drug may Cause Compulsive Gambling  -  Feb 12, 2007
Lex 18,The newest medications of this kind, pramipexole (Mirapex) and ropinirole (Requip), target the motivation, emotion, and reward centers of the brain.

Multidisciplinary Expert Panel Highlights Boehringer Ingelheim´s ...  -  Feb 11, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Pramipexole (known in Europe under the trade names Sifrol and Mirapexin and in the USA as Mirapex) is a compound from Boehringer Ingelheim research first

Basu: Use more care when prescribing powerful drugs  -  Jan 5, 2007
DesMoinesRegister.com,It begins in February 2004, when a family physician put her on Mirapex, after other treatments didn't help her restless leg syndrome.

Heart-Valve Disease Linked to Two Parkinson's Drugs  -  Jan 4, 2007
MedPage Today,Some agents in this class, such as bromocriptine and Dopergine have antagonistic properties, and others, such as Requip and Mirapex have a low affinity for

Marina Maher Communications Hires Frank Funaro as Group SVP For ...  -  Jan 2, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...on iconic brands such as Pfizer's Viagra, as well as Lupron (TAP Pharmaceuticals), Mirapex (Boehringer Ingelheim) and the Avon Breast Cancer Foundation.

Quick takes on health  -  Jan 10, 2007
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,Requip (ropinirole) and Mirapex (pramipexole), which are heavily advertised, may seem like simple solutions to the creepy-crawly leg sensations that

12 Million Can't Sleep, Can't Sit With Restless Legs Syndrome  -  Jan 9, 2007
ABC News...the University of Rochester Medical Center warned that drugs like Requip and a similar drug Mirapex (pramipexole) can actually make the symptoms worse.

Parkinson's Patch Nears US Approval  -  Jan 3, 2007
FOX News..."The two currently leading dopamine agonists, Mirapex and Requip, are oral drugs that are shown to do that." Unfortunately, patients on these drugs may

Tweaking the Treatment for Restless Legs  -  Dec 28, 2006
HULIQ,In the wake of FDA approval for Requip and Mirapex (pramipexole), along with the attendant heavy advertising, Kurlan and Richard stress the importance to

Tweaking The Treatment For Restless Legs  -  26 Dec 2006
Medical News Today (press release),In the wake of FDA approval for Requip and Mirapex (pramipexole), along with the attendant heavy advertising, Kurlan and Richard stress the importance to both ...

HealthFirst-Restless Legs Syndrome  -  Dec 8, 2006
ABC12.com,The FDA has approved the Parkinson's drug, Mirapex. It works on the brain chemical Dopamine, giving doctors a workable tool to help people who suffer RLS. ...

Electro Energy gets $1 million DOE contract  -  Nov 26, 2006
Fairfield County Business Journal,The company’s Mirapex tablets is also approved to treat signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, for which it has been used for nearly a decade.

How Glaxo Marketed an Ailment  Oct 24, 2006
Germany's Boehringer-Ingelheim, maker of Parkinson's drug Mirapex, has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to approve the drug for treating RLS. ... -Wall Street Journal (subscription), Schwarz drug to top RLS market  Oct 30, 2006
Boehringer Ingelheim`s Mirapex will lead the pack for a while, but it`s also facing generic erosion in 2011 when its patent expires. ... -Monsters and Critics.com, Restless Legs Syndrome :: Boehringer Ingelheim's pramipexole ...  Nov 1, 2006
Pramipexole (known in Europe under the trade names Sifrol® and Mirapexin® and in the USA as Mirapex®) is a compound from Boehringer Ingelheim research first ... -SpiritIndia, Pushing a disease to sell the drug, report  Oct 26, 2006
Now, other drug companies are following suit, with Boehringer Ingelheim seeking US approval for its Parkinson's drug Mirapex to use in RLS, and UCB SA is also ... -United Press International Boehringer Ingelheim's Pramipexole (Mirapexin(R)/Sifrol(R)) Shown ...  Oct 31, 2006
About pramipexole Pramipexole (known in Europe under the trade names Sifrol(R) and Mirapexin(R) and in the USA as Mirapex(R)) is a compound from Boehringer ... -campus med, Pfizer to Transform In Rapidly Changing Healthcare Environment  Oct 19, 2006
2 - ALL OTHER 1,102 865 26 748 501 49 354 364 (3) ZYRTEC/ ZYRTEC D 397 338 17 397 338 17 - - * - ALLIANCE REVENUE (Aricept, Macugen, Mirapex, Olmetec, Rebif ... -Yahoo! News (press release) Boehringer Ingelheim's Pramipexole (Mirapexin(R)/Sifrol(R)) Shown ...  Oct 30, 2006
Pramipexole (known in Europe under the trade names Sifrol(R) and Mirapexin(R) and in the USA as Mirapex(R)) is a compound from Boehringer Ingelheim (Nachrichten ... -FinanzNachrichten.de, Boehringer Ingelheim's Pramipexole Can Provide Benefit of Improved ...  Sep 12, 2006
Pramipexole (known in Europe under the trade names Sifrol® and Mirapexin® and in the USA as Mirapex®) is a compound from Boehringer Ingelheim research first ... -DG News

-- New Data Shows pramipexole is an Effective Treatment Option for ...  Sep 4, 2006
Pramipexole (known in Europe under the trade names Sifrol(R) and Mirapexin(R) and in the USA as Mirapex(R)) is a compound from Boehringer Ingelheim research ... -Europa Press

Depression in Parkinsons Disease Has both Psychological and ...  Aug 31, 2006
The recent approval of the dopamine agonists Requip and Mirapex for Restless Legs Syndrome have provided a viable treatment option. ... -Business Wire

Parker & Waichman, LLP Commends JAMA Study on ReNu with ...  Aug 31, 2006
Parker & Waichman, LLP is currently representing victims of Guidant Defibrillators, Zyprexa, Ortho Evra Patch, Ketek, Tequin, Fosamax, DES, Mirapex and other ... -WebWire

BUSINESS: FDA approves Boehringer drug for 'restless legs'  -  Nov 19, 2006
Ridgefield Press,Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reports that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mirapex (pramipexole dihydrochloride) tablets

HealthFirst-Restless Legs Syndrome  -  Dec 8, 2006
ABC12.com,The FDA has approved the Parkinson's drug, Mirapex. It works on the brain chemical Dopamine, giving doctors a workable tool to help people who suffer RLS.

Electro Energy gets $1 million DOE contract  -  Nov 26, 2006
Fairfield County Business Journal,The company’s Mirapex tablets is also approved to treat signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, for which it has been used for nearly a decade.

FDA Approves Pramipexole For The Treatment Of Moderate-to-severe ...  -  Nov 13, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),...for pramipexole (Mirapexin® / Sifrol® / Mirapex®), which was already approved throughout the European Union in April 2006 for this second indication.

New Study of Depressive Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease Patients ...  Aug 23, 2006
23 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from a small scale, open-label, multicenter, randomized, active-controlled study demonstrated that Mirapex(R) (pramipexole ... -International News Service

Study Shows Positive Results for Pramipexole in Parkinson's ...  Aug 23, 2006
23, 2006 -- Results from a small scale, open-label, multicenter, randomized, active-controlled study demonstrated that Mirapex® (pramipexole dihydrochloride ... -DG News

Suit Claims Drug Caused Gambling Addiction  Jul 28, 2006
The suit, filed last week in federal district court in Baltimore by William David Livingston and Rheba Ann Livingston, alleges that taking Mirapex led to ... -International News Service

Settling Restless Legs  Aug 22, 2006
Knepler said that's sort of what happens in RLS, which is why Parkinson's medications such as Mirapex and Requip may work to reduce RLS symptoms. ... -13WHAM-TV

(PRN) - Countdown Begins to Choose 'America's Top Young Scientist ...  Aug 23, 2006
Expansion ... [+. PRN) - New Study of Depressive Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease Patients Shows Positive Results for Mirapex ... [+. ... -Bolsamania.com

Restless Leg Syndrome  Aug 10, 2006
...medicine expert Dr. Knepler says that is sort of what's happening in restless leg syndrome, which is why Parkinson's medications such as Mirapex and Requip may ... -WKRC 12

Spunky rides again!  Aug 20, 2006
She had been taking a very expensive drug called Mirapex ($7,300 of unreimbursed prescription drugs in one year) and it had helped her some. ... -The Southern

Pipeline Insight: Parkinson's Disease and Restless Legs Syndrome ...  Aug 10, 2006
The recent approval of the dopamine agonists Requip and Mirapex for Restless Legs Syndrome have provided a viable treatment option. ... -Pharmaceutical Business Review

Continued Strong Growth at Boehringer Ingelheim / More New Jobs ...  Aug 9, 2006
A medication with good growth potential is Sifrol®/Mirapex®, a drug against Parkinson’s disease that since the spring has also been approved in Europe for ... -PharmaLive.com

Seattle Personal Injury Law Firm Paglialunga & Harris, PS ...  Jul 26, 2006
...suffered osteonecrosis of the jaw from taking Fosamax and Actenol, diabetes from Zyprexa and Seroquel, and compulsive behavior from taking Mirapex for restless ... -Emediawire

Pfizer Delivers Strong Second-Quarter 2006 Results, Driven By ...  Jul 20, 2006
ALL OTHER *** 1,017 1,073 (5) 588 598 (2) 429 475 (9) ZYRTEC/ ZYRTEC D 377 355 6 377 355 6 - - - - ALLIANCE REVENUE (Aricept, Macugen, Mirapex, Olmetec, Rebif ... -PR Newswire

A Popular Prescription Connected to Compulsive Behavior  Jul 13, 2006
But doctors told him there was hope in a new drug called Mirapex. ... For the first 18 months, Mirapex had allowed him to live an near, normal life. ... -First Coast News

Parkinson's drug linked to bizarre out-of-control urges  Jun 27, 2006
Mirapex and similar dopamine drugs seem to trigger potentially destructive side effects in some patients. BY DENISE GELLENE. STILL ... -Miami Herald

Medication Use and Older Adults  Jul 17, 2006
Another example is the drug Mirapex (pramipexole), a treatment for Parkinson's disease, for which there is an increased risk of hallucinations in people older ... -FDA.gov

Multiple New Studies Reinforce Efficacy Of Sifrol® / Mirapexin® ...  Jun 26, 2006
Pramipexole (known in Europe under the trade names Sifrol® and Mirapexin® and in the USA as Mirapex® ), is a compound from Boehringer Ingelheim research ... -Medical News Today



Junior Jackpot: Teen Gambling On the Rise  16 May 2006
...behavior, a Mayo Clinic study published in July, 2005 revealed that Parkinson's Disease patients being treated with the drug Mirapex developed compulsive ... - FOX News

Parkinson's drug linked to compulsive behaviors  May 13, 2006
But in addition, recent research has also shed light on the bizarre side effects of taking a drug called Mirapex used to treat the disease. ... - San Antonio Express (subscription)

Looking for prosperity? Here's an idea  May 13, 2006
...frozen. He was 44 when Parkinson's was diagnosed. He took dopamine and Mirapex but his condition kept deteriorating. He decided ... - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Altus Pharmaceuticals Appoints Lauren Sabella Vice President ...  May 1, 2006
Ms. Sabella also was Director, CNS Marketing, responsible for the launch of Mobic(R), a $1 billion product in the US NSAID marketplace, and for Mirapex(R), a ... - Genetic Engineering News

Former Olympian Doell learns to live with Parkinson's Disease  May 7, 2006
She also takes three pills of Mirapex per day and will soon take two pills of a new medication called Comtan. Down the road, she has other medications to try. ... - Winnipeg Free Press (subscription)

Fraser speaks out about Parkinson’s  Apr 21, 2006
...s disease. Steenson takes Sinemet and Mirapex and his doses are slowly being increased to help him keep the disease at bay. He said ... - Campbell River Mirror

Experts See Need for Further Study of Insomnia and Sleep Aids like ...  Apr 24, 2006
Some of the more peculiar side effects have been: (1) compulsive gambling and other unhealthy addictions linked to Mirapex and Requip, which are used to treat ... - Newsinferno.com

Pfizer First-Quarter 2006 Financial Results Reflect Operating and ...  Apr 19, 2006
ALL OTHER *** 1,104 1,068 3 682 584 17 422 484 (13) ZYRTEC/ ZYRTEC D 421 342 23 421 342 23 - - - - ALLIANCE REVENUE (Aricept, Macugen, Mirapex, Olmetec, Rebif ... - International News Service

International Approvals: Sifrol/Mirapexin and Truvada  Apr 24, 2006
Pramipexole (marketed as Mirapex) is currently approved by the FDA, and was previously approved by the EC for use alone or with levodopa in the treatment of ... - Medscape (subscription)



New Help for Fibromyalgia  Jan 27, 2006
..."If I couldn't take it, I think I'd cry.". For five years, Fuller has taken the drug MIRAPEX (pramipexole dihydrochloride) every night. ... - ABC30.com

Controlling Your Impulses After Parkinson's Treatment  Feb 6, 2006
...drugs have been linked to these side effects, the major culprit appears to be the so-called dopamine agonists, such as Requip and Mirapex, which are more ... - ABC News

Pfizer Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2005 Financial Results Reflect ...  Jan 19, 2006
143 - - ALL OTHER 997 981 2 553 554 (1) 444 427 5 ZYRTEC/ ZYRTEC D 327 349 (6) 327 349 (6) - - - - ALLIANCE REVENUE (Aricept, Macugen, Mirapex, Olmetec, Rebif ... - PR Newswire

Ventricular fibrillation can kill within minutes  Jan 23, 2006
Fibromyalgia destroys normal sleep cycles. Mirapex (pramipexole), a medicine used in Parkinson’s disease, helps some fibromyalgia patients. ... - Columbus Dispatch

Ventricular fibrillation is a major cause of sudden death  Jan 23, 2006
Mirapex (pramipexole), a medicine used in Parkinson's disease, has recently been reported to benefit some fibromyalgia patients. ... - SouthCoastToday.com

Those restless legs  Jan 15, 2006
Other dopamine agonists include pergolide, sold as Permax, and pramipexole, sold as Mirapex. Both are used to treat moderate to severe RLS. ... - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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