Former college football coach Mark Richt announced Tuesday that he is taking levodopa to treat Parkinson’s disease. The former head coach of the University of Georgia and the University of Miami asked ...

An extended-release version of a Parkinson's disease drug could provide more stable relief for patients with the movement disorder, new clinical trial data show. The new formulation of levodopa, ...

Duopa (carbidopa/levodopa) is a prescription drug used to treat advanced Parkinson’s disease. The drug comes as a liquid suspension. It’s given over 16 hours each day through a tube that goes into ...

Merz Therapeutics GmbH and Jiangxi Kvvit Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. today announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement regarding INBRIJA® (levodopa ...

An international, multisite phase 3 trial co-led by a University of Cincinnati researcher found Parkinson's disease medication delivered through an infusion pump is safe and effective at reducing ...

As multiple drugmakers race to bring novel, levodopa-based Parkinson’s disease treatments to the market, New Jersey’s Amneal Pharmaceuticals has taken home the gold in the U.S. Late Wednesday, the FDA ...

A new weekly injection may soon transform how millions manage Parkinson’s disease. For over 8.5 million people living with this condition worldwide, daily treatment has meant taking levodopa and ...

The FDA approved an oral extended-release formulation of levodopa and carbidopa known as IPX203 (Crexont) to treat Parkinson's disease, Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced Wednesday. The treatment is a ...

Treatment with Crexont statistically significantly improved “On” time without troublesome dyskinesia compared with carbidopa/levodopa IR. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Crexont ® ...

Cerevel Therapeutics, a neuroscience biotech that AbbVie is acquiring, reported that its drug for Parkinson’s disease improved motor symptom control as an add-on therapy in a late-stage trial. The ...

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