A Phase 3b, Open-Label, Safety and Efficacy Study of Rotigotine as Add-On Therapy With Low Doses of Pramipexole or Ropinirole in Patients With Advanced Parkinson's Disease

Exclusion Criteria

• •Subject is receiving therapy with tolcapone or budipine
• •Subject is receiving therapy with one of the following drugs either concurrently or within 28 days prior to Baseline (Visit 2): alpha-methyl dopa, metoclopramide, reserpine, neuroleptics (except specific atypical neuroleptics: olanzapine, ziprasidone, aripiprazole, clozapine, quetiapine), monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) inhibitors, methylphenidate, or amphetamine
• •Subject has a history of symptomatic (not asymptomatic) orthostatic hypotension within the 6 months prior to Baseline (Visit 2)
• •Subject has a known hypersensitivity to any components of the study medication, such as a history of significant skin hypersensitivity to adhesives, known hypersensitivity to other transdermal medications, or has unresolved contact dermatitis
• •Subject is pregnant or nursing, or is of child-bearing potential (ie, is (i) not surgically sterile, or, (ii) not using adequate birth control methods \[including at least one barrier method\] or, (iii) not sexually abstinent, or (iv) not at least 2 years post menopausal)
• •Subject had a previous diagnosis of narcolepsy, sleep apnea syndrome, restless legs syndrome, or periodic limb movement disorder