>>>> For those who may be using Pergolide for their Cushings or Insulin
>> Resistant horses, supposedly it is being withdrawn from the market:<<<
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> Does anyone know where to get a supply? it has really helped my mare ,
> Stella, and I only have a two weeks supply. I use the tablets.
You can try to stock up from your vet.
Petition, request to sign from EC list:
As many of you may know, pergolide (Permax) is being withdrawn from the
market due to some heart valve problems with a subset of the people who take
the medication. Pergolide is also pretty much the only available drug to
treat Cushings Disease in horses. Since most of this drug is ordered through
compounding pharmacies, it turns out the drug manufactures actually did not
know about the equine market for the drug. In an effort to keep this life
saving drug available for our Cushings horses, a petition has been started
to demonstrate to the manufacturer the demand for pergolide. If you have or
had a horse with Cushing's, or know someone who does, please go to this site
and sign the petition for drug manufacturers to keep producing the drug for
equine use:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savepergolide/
Please take the time to sign and cross-post this information on any other
lists or bulletin boards that you frequent. Also, if your horse is on
pergolide, I think it would be helpful to note that in the comments section.
Feel free to ignore the request for donations at the ipetition web site
after you sign the petition:-)
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Judy
http://icehorses.net
http://clickryder.com
