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	11th September 2014 - New research 
	
	
	ENTACAPONE EFFICACY IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE 
	
		
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	Acta Neurologica Scandinavica [2014] Sep 3 [Epub ahead of print] 
	(M.Kuoppam�ki, M. Vahteristo, J.Ellm�n, K.Kieburtz)
	
	
	
	
	Complete abstract 
	 A retrospective analysis of randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled 
	clinical trials of entacapone show that it improves Parkinson's Disease 
	symptoms but often at the expense of dyskinesia or nausea. Entacapone is 
	marketed as Comtan. In combination with L-dopa and carbidopa (the active 
	constituents of Sinemet) Entacapone is marketed as Stalevo. For more 
	information go to 
	
	
	
	
	Comtan 
  
	 Entacapone 
	improved daily OFF and ON times by 0.8 hours (48 minutes) compared with a 
	placebo. People taking entacapone also did better in the standard 
	Parkinson's Disease symptom questionnaire the UPDRS II, UPDRS III, and also 
	global evaluation. Similar benefits of entacapone were seen in subgroups of 
	patients with and without dopamine agonists or selegiline. Entacapone was 
	generally well tolerated. Dyskinesia and nausea were more frequently 
	reported by people taking entacapone, with 25% getting dyskinesia and 14% 
	getting nausea. There was no difference in reports of hallucinations. 
	 The researchers suggest that results of this pooled analysis of 
	entacapone clinical trials potentially serve as a useful benchmarking data 
	for new therapies, especially those including L-dopa, in people with 
	advanced Parkinson's Disease. For more  news go to
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