Hi gang , news about levodopa (Sinemet) :
Levodopa Slows The Progression Of
Parkinson's Disease
LONDON, ENGLAND -- May 28, 1999 -- The toxicity
of levodopa (L-dopa)
has long been debated. This is an important
issue because L-dopa is the
mainstay of therapy for Parkinson's disease and
treatment can sometimes be
delayed because of fear of the drug's toxicity.
In this week's issue of The Lancet, Katrina
Gwinn-Hardy and colleagues
report the findings of a study into the effects
of L-dopa on Parkinson's
disease in a family with a history of the
disease.
Family members living after 1969 received L-dopa
and those who died before
1969 did not. The researchers found that those
treated with L-dopa had
longer survival and slower progression of the
disease compared with those
who were untreated.
"Although clinical data cannot directly address
the issue of neurotoxicity, they
suggest that therapy should be started without
delay or fears concerning
toxicity", researchers write.
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