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Entacapone.

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OBJECTIVE To introduce entacapone, a new catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor, and discuss its pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy, drug interactions, adverse events, dosage guidelines, and therapeutic and formulary considerations. METHODS A MEDLINE database search

Problems with the present inhibitors and a relevance of new and improved COMT inhibitors in Parkinson's disease.

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Entacapone and tolcapone are reversible COMT inhibitors which have been approved for clinical use in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). Nebicapone is a third COMT inhibitor which has been studied in humans. COMT inhibitors are used in combination with levodopa and a dopa decarboxylase (DDC)

A pilot evaluation of the tolerability, safety, and efficacy of tolcapone alone and in combination with oral selegiline in untreated Parkinson's disease patients. Tolcapone De Novo Study Group.

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Tolcapone is a potent, reversible catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor with both peripheral and central activity. It has been demonstrated to improve motor function and allow levodopa dose reductions in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who are experiencing either a stable response or motor

Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency in Taiwan.

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BACKGROUND Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of neurotransmitter synthesis. It has unique clinical presentations. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to delineate the clinical features and molecular spectrum of AADC deficiency in

Tolcapone: review of its pharmacology and use as adjunctive therapy in patients with Parkinson's disease.

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Levodopa has been the gold standard therapy for the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease for more than three decades. Although it remains the most effective treatment, its long-term use is associated with motor fluctuations and dyskinesias that can be disabling for patients and difficult for

Optimizing levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease with levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone: implications from a clinical and patient perspective.

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After 40 years of clinical experience, levodopa remains the gold standard treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD) despite the recent emergence of a host of new therapies. Some physicians are cautious when prescribing levodopa because of its association with motor complications. Evidence now suggests

Clinical advantages of COMT inhibition with entacapone - a review.

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Two catechol- O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors, entacapone and tolcapone, were developed during the 1990's to be used as adjuncts to levodopa (LD) - dopa decarboxylase (DDC) inhibitors in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). Entacapone is currently in wide clinical use, while tolcapone

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