Safety and efficacy of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel: results from an open-label extension study in Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease

Safety and efficacy of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel: results from an open-label extension study in Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease

Objectives: Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) was developed to reduce motor complications in Parkinson’s disease (PD) caused by pulsatile levodopa plasma concentrations following oral levodopa administration. Dyskinesia and ‘wearing off’ symptoms can vary between Asian and Caucasian patients...

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Main Authors: Miho Murata, Masahito Mihara, Kazuko Hasegawa, Beomseok Jeon, Chon-Haw Tsai, Noriko Nishikawa, Tomoko Oeda, Masayuki Yokoyama, Weining Z. Robieson, Krai Chatamra, Maurizio F. Facheris, Janet Benesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-02-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756286418759315

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