EP3917502A1 — Methods of treating a patient having parkinson's disease
Assigned to Sumitomo Pharma America Inc · Expires 2021-12-08 · 4y expired
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Methods of treating a patient having Parkinson's disease, including treating "OFF" episodes and improving motor function, by administering apomorphine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are disclosed herein. Supratherapeutic doses of apomorphine may be used. Ap…
USPTO Abstract
Methods of treating a patient having Parkinson's disease, including treating "OFF" episodes and improving motor function, by administering apomorphine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are disclosed herein. Supratherapeutic doses of apomorphine may be used. Apomorphine therapy may be used in place of levodopa therapy, or apomorphine may be used to supplant or augment the first levodopa dose of the day. Apomorphine therapy may involve administration of two consecutive apomorphine doses at least 2 hours apart.
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