In fluctuating Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, treatment of PD using the catechol-O-methyl transferase inhibitor entacapone with carbidopa/levodopa improves quality of life and activities of ...

Nourianz (istradefylline) is sometimes prescribed alongside carbidopa and levodopa. Although its exact mechanism of action is unknown, it is believed to block adenosine receptors. It is ...

While patients with Parkinson’s initially start taking oral drugs like levodopa and carbidopa to manage symptoms, these often fail to control symptoms throughout a 24-hour period and tend to ...

indicated as an adjunctive treatment to levodopa/carbidopa in patients with Parkinson’s disease experiencing “off” episodes. The precise mechanism by which XADAGO exerts its effect on ...

[63] A second trial, called Stalevo Reduction in Dyskinesia Evaluation (STRIDE-PD), was designed to evaluate whether Stalevo would delay the onset of dyskinesia compared with levodopa/carbidopa.