over the years i've been reading this board, it seems more people in the u.s. use regular generic mirapex whereas in britain more generic requip xl is used. i've read posts from posters in the U.S. stating brand name REQUIP XL works much better than generic and i don't know what generic brand is used in britain.
i wasn't under the impression requip is currently thought to be neuroprotective, this was speculated when the agonists first came out as for almost every "new" pd drug including l-dopa but has never been proven.