Istradefylline: A novel agent in the treatment of "off" episodes associated with levodopa/carbidopa use in Parkinson disease
The current gold standard for treatment of Parkinson disease (PD) is levodopa/carbidopa (L/C), but long-term treatment frequently results in motor complications, such as wearing-off and motor fluctuations (eg, dyskinesia, "on-off" phenomenon). Istradefylline is a new drug with a unique pha...
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Main Authors: | Lauren Cummins (Author), Marshall E. Cates, PharmD, BCPP, FASHP, FCCP, FALSHP (Author) |
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American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists,
2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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