Entacapone is a selective, reversible catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) inhibitor for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is a member of the class of nitrocatechols. When administered concomittantly with levodopa and a decarboxylase inhibitor (e.g., carbidopa), increased and more sustained plasma levodopa concentrations are reached as compared to the...
Used as an adjunct to levodopa / carbidopa in the symptomatic treatment of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's Disease who experience the signs and symptoms of end-of-dose "wearing-off".
Bin Li, MD, Changsha, Hunan, China
Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
SGS aster, Paris, France
Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
Parexel International GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Parexel International GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Bial - Portela & Cª, S.A., S. Mamede do Coronado, Portugal
Bial - Portela & Cª, S.A., S. Mamede do Coronado, Portugal
Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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