Continuous Parkinson’s Disease Therapy Wins FDA Nod

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The FDA approved a subcutaneous 24-hour continuous infusion of foscarbidopa and foslevodopa (Vyalev) for advanced Parkinson’s disease, AbbVie announced Thursday. Foscarbidopa and foslevodopa are pro-drugs for carbidopa and levodopa, which are standard-of-care Parkinson’s treatments. The new treatment, formerly know as ABBV-951, is the first subcutaneous 24-hour-a-day infusion of a levodopa-based therapy to treat motor fluctuations […]

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Publish date : 2024-10-17 19:05:39

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