Randomised trial confirms efficacy of apomorphine for advanced Parkinson’s A drug first produced in 1865 offers relief for people with advanced Parkinson’s disease, study confirms.…
Folinic acid shows potential for Parkinson’s disease in fruit flies A folinic acid-enriched diet reduced neuronal degeneration in adult fruit flies compared with those given a normal diet, researchers have discovered…
Experimental diabetes drug shows promise in Parkinson’s disease An experimental drug originally developed for type 2 diabetes has shown early promise as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, say researchers who are now planning a clinical trial in humans. …
Parkinson’s disease-specific medicines use reviewMembers of Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s London North West Local Practice Forum (LNW LPF) are working with charity Parkinson’s UK to develop a new service for patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The overall aim is to develop a PD-specific medicines use review by designing and …
New treatment option for Parkinson’s disease launched in the UK Drug company BIAL Pharm UK has launched opicapone (Ongentys), a new drug to improve mobility in some adult patients with Parkinson’s disease, for use in the UK. …
Laxatives may slow worsening rigidity in Parkinson’s disease Researchers found flexor muscle stiffness plateaued in Parkinson’s patients taking all types of laxatives.…
Meet the regional finalists of I Love My Pharmacist: Midlands and East The public has until 21 July 2016 to vote for their favourite regional finalist of the 2016 I Love My Pharmacist Award. The pharmacist with the highest number of votes in each region will then meet with the judging panel who will decide the 2016 champion.…
Parkinson’s patients can be trained to respond to placebo Placebo administration induced clinical and neuronal responses in Parkinson’s patients taking apomorphine.…
Side effects of Parkinson’s treatment reduced by blocking brain protein Targeting p11 protein in dopamine-responsive region of the brain shows promise in mouse model of Parkinson’s disease.…
Dementia drug could help prevent falls in Parkinson’s disease patients A drug commonly prescribed to treat dementia could help prevent falls in patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to research published in The Lancet Neurology on 12 January 2015.…
