Entacapone is a COMT inhibitor used in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, as an adjunctive therapy to L-dopa in order to prolong its bioavailability and thus its clinical effect. However, previous studies reported entacapone-induced L-dopa to have lower C(max) and delayed t(max) values, coupled with a delayed onset of the clinical effect, possibly suggesting an interference between the two drugs. The aim of our study was to evaluate whether a delayed entacapone administration in association with standard L-dopa/carbidopa, may in some subjects improve the entacapone effects on L-dopa AUC and thus on the clinical 'on time' duration.
Brusa, L., Bassi, A., Lunardi, G., Fedele, E., Peppe, A., Stefani, A., et al. (2004). Delayed administration may improve entacapone effects in parkinsonian patients non-responding to the drug. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, 11(9), 593-606 [10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.00860.x].
Delayed administration may improve entacapone effects in parkinsonian patients non-responding to the drug
STEFANI, ALESSANDRO;STANZIONE, PAOLO;PIERANTOZZI, MARIANGELA
2004-09-01
Abstract
Entacapone is a COMT inhibitor used in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, as an adjunctive therapy to L-dopa in order to prolong its bioavailability and thus its clinical effect. However, previous studies reported entacapone-induced L-dopa to have lower C(max) and delayed t(max) values, coupled with a delayed onset of the clinical effect, possibly suggesting an interference between the two drugs. The aim of our study was to evaluate whether a delayed entacapone administration in association with standard L-dopa/carbidopa, may in some subjects improve the entacapone effects on L-dopa AUC and thus on the clinical 'on time' duration.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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