Posted on January 31st, 2008 by
Sherri in
DBS / MedicationsI’ve been put on the Neupro patch. I’ve been on it for about two weeks now. It does work great for several reasons, the most obvious being, it works more consistently than taking pills. Secondly, you only have to remember it once a day and for PD’ers who forget things, that’s a great benefit! Thirdly, ... ...
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Posted on January 30th, 2008 by
admin in
DBS / MedicationsCOMTAN Generic Name: Entacapone (en-TACK-ah-pone) Brand Name: Comtan Comtan is used for: treating Parkinson disease when used with levodopa/carbidopa. Note: Comtan does not produce the desired results for PD if not used with levodopa/carbidopa simultaneously. Comtan is a catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor. It works by increasing the levels of levodopa/carbidopa in the brain, thereby enhancing its ... ...
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