Safety and tolerability of adjunctive tolcapone treatment in patients with early Parkinson’s disease
Safety and tolerability of adjunctive tolcapone treatment in patients with early Parkinson’s disease
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Lees, A J , Ratziu, V , Tolosa, E and Oertel, W H
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London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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English
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London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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Objective: The safety and tolerability of adjunctive tolcapone initiated simultaneously with levodopa was evaluated with a focus on increases in liver transaminase and hepatotoxicity. Methods: 677 levodopa-naïve patients with early stage Parkinson’s disease (PD) were randomised to receive placebo or tolcapone 100 mg three times daily, added to stan...
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Safety and tolerability of adjunctive tolcapone treatment in patients with early Parkinson’s disease
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2117861
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2117861
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0022-3050
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1468-330X
DOI
10.1136/jnnp.2006.097154
