Variable Details

Available Studies
ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC
Scaled? 
Not Scaled
Variable Type 
Longitudinal
Variable Name 
park_rx
Categories
Medications

Parkinson's disease medications
Parkinson's disease medication usage in last 2 weeks

ValueCoding
1(Yes) If participant was taking a medication for the treatment of Parkinson's disease at this visit
0(No) If participant was not taking a medication for the treatment of Parkinson's disease at this visit

Participants supplied all medications prescribed by a doctor, vitamins, supplements, and over-the-counter remedies and medicines taken in the 2 weeks prior to the evaluation. Direct visual inspection of all containers of prescription and over-the-counter agents allowed for medication documentation. Medications were subsequently coded using the Medi-Span Drug Data Base system.

Medications include:

CARB/LEVO               SINEMET              MIRAPEX
REQUIP                  SINEMET CR           AMANTADINE
CARB/LEVO ER            COMTAN               TRIHEXYPHEN
BENZTROPINE             ELDEPRYL             PERMAX
LODOSYN                 ROPINIROLE           STALEVO 100
STALEVO 50              SELEGILINE           ARTANE
COGENTIN                LARODOPA             PERGOLIDE

Medi-Span. Master Drug Data Base Documentation Manual. Indianapolis, IN: Medi-Span, 1995.