Expert Rev Neurother. 2009;9(7):929-940. Improvements in levodopa pharmacokinetics with the addition of entacapone were similar to that seen in healthy volunteers. In addition, Phase II trials ...

HONG KONG — A new technology promises to deliver levodopa at more constant levels over time. It depends on a folded, accordion-like structure inside a gelatin capsule. When swallowed, the capsule ...

Levodopa, a precursor of dopamine, has served for over half a century as the most effective symptomatic treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Following oral administration, levodopa crosses the ...

Dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract has now been recognized to affect all stages of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The consequences lead to problems with absorption of oral medication, erratic ...

Acorda Therapeutics ($ACOR) moved a step closer to collecting the payoff from its $525 million acquisition of Civitas, maker of an inhaled levodopa, in the scramble ...

RODEN, Netherlands, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PureIMS, a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative inhalation products, this week reported it has completed a comparative ...