Optimizing levodopa pharmacokinetics: intestinal infusion versus oral sustained-release tablets.

Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 156 - 163
Published: May 1, 2003
Abstract
Continuous duodenal infusion of carbidopa/levodopa has been shown to control motor fluctuations in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). The authors compared the pharmacokinetics of levodopa and 3-O-methyldopa in patients with advanced PD after administration of an oral sustained-release levodopa preparation and after continuous intestinal levodopa infusion with a new formulation as a gel suspension. A randomized crossover trial was carried out in...
Paper Details
Title
Optimizing levodopa pharmacokinetics: intestinal infusion versus oral sustained-release tablets.
Published Date
May 1, 2003
Volume
26
Issue
3
Pages
156 - 163
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