Parkinson's disease

NHS guidance on progressive neurological conditions calls for more input from specialist pharmacists

Including specialist pharmacists in multidisciplinary care teams for patients with Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis could help to avoid up to 2,500 emergency admissions to hospital each year, according to NHS England.…

Janine Barnes: ‘Pharmacists don’t need to be frightened of Parkinson’s disease’

As a neurology specialist pharmacist, Royal Pharmaceutical Society Fellow Janine Barnes has dedicated her working life to highlighting Parkinson’s disease and why pharmacists must be involved in its management.…

Daily isradipine is ineffective at slowing Parkinson’s disease

The blood pressure therapy isradipine does not slow disease progression in people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease, findings presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting have shown.…

Pharmacist to run length of British Isles in aid of Parkinson’s disease

A pharmacist is planning to run 1,500 miles from Shetland in Scotland to Penzance in Cornwall in aid of Parkinson’s UK and Longfield Hospice in Gloucestershire.…

Parkinson’s disease: management and guidance

An overview of Parkinson’s disease management, including discussion of the updated National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.…

Impulse-control disorders common in Parkinson’s patients taking dopamine agonists

Researchers find that after five years of follow-up, more than half of people taking dopamine agonists for management of Parkinson’s disease developed impulse-control disorders.…

Telemedicine as effective for Parkinson’s disease patients as face-to-face consultation

Providing specialist care through video conferencing was no less effective than in-person visits and was more convenient, study finds.…

Antidepressant nortriptyline could slow Parkinson’s pathology

The drug could be used as a multi-functional compound to treat comorbid depression in Parkinson’s disease and also slow down the progress of the disease, researchers say.…

Pharmacists are an essential resource for Parkinson’s disease patients

Pharmacists are well placed to manage the complex medication regimens of patients with Parkinson’s disease by not only addressing a raft of motor and non-motor symptoms but also managing other co-morbidities, such as diabetes or hypertension.…

Back to basics: striving to stall Parkinson’s disease progression

First described 200 years ago, Parkinson’s disease remains without a cure. After many failed clinical trials, researchers are getting back to basics to try to gain a better understanding of the challenges, and a new generation of treatment ideas are now in clinical trials, some of which aim to…