Hi Joe: But wouldn't the potential benefits of
alternate delivery systems of levodopa be enormous?
Other drugs are more efficient when delivered IM or
IV, or by skin patch or intra nasally. They deliver
chemotherapy directly to to the brain. Why not bypass
the blood/brain barrier with levodopa? Enlighten me.
Carole H.
--- "J. R. Bruman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Bob & Joy Graham wrote:
> > levodopa ethylester (LDEE) has been written about
> (experimentally at
> > least) for several years and I think is/might be
> available in Israel??
> > Wonder why it is taking so long to get on to the
> market?
> > Any clues as to why?
>
> I've no idea, but I suspect it's a business decision
> based on the small
> potential market and the huge cost of obtaining FDA
> approval. Injectable
> LDEE should be attractive only to PD patients whose
> fluctuations can't
> be managed any other way. Cheers,
> Joe
> --
> J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694
> 3527 Cody Road
> Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013
>
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