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Originally Posted by soccertese
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.
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Thanks to all who replied! Thank you Terri for sharing your experience on Mirapex. The doctor today said Requip and Mirapex are similar drugs and in the same family so they have equal chance of being neuroprotective. He did not seem optimistic that either is. Soccertese, I appreciate your observation about US and UK, and your advice about generics. I am grateful to you all for helping me to prepare for this appointment.