FDA Announces Voluntary Withdrawal of Pergolide Products
...ration (FDA) today announced that manufacturers of pergolide drug products, which are used to treat Parkinson’s...cts being withdrawn are Permax, the trade name for pergolide marketed by Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and two generic versions of pergolide manufactured by Par and T......abergoline. "We showed that treatment with either pergolide or cabergoline for more than six months was strongly associated with an increase in valve-related heart disease," researcher Edeltraut Garbe said. Source-IANS...