Marijuana & PD

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Marijuana & PD While the medications that doctors prescribe for PD can be helpful, there remain gaps in what the...see more medications can treat. Some people with PD are eager to find alternative methods to help their symptoms and look into whether other therapies, such as medical marijuana, also known as medical cannabis, can be useful.

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FDA Approves Inbrija™ (levodopa inhalation powder) Parkinson’s disease

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FDA Approves Inbrija™ (levodopa inhalation powder) December 22, 2018 Acorda Therapeutics announced the FDA approval of INBRIJA™ (levodopa inhalation powder)...see more for the treatment of OFF periods in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) taking carbidopa/levodopa. INBRIJA™ is expected to be available by prescription in the first quarter of 2019, to be distributed through a network of specialty […]

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FDA Approves Focused Ultrasound for Tremor-predominant Parkinson’s disease

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FDA approves focused ultrasound for tremor-predominant Parkinson’s disease December 19, 2018 Tremor-predominant Parkinson’s disease (PD) joins Essential tremor (ET)...see more as an FDA-approved indication for the use of Focused ultrasound. Focused ultrasound is a technology in which beams of ultrasound waves are focused on a designated target thereby concentrating enough energy to create a small lesion. […]

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INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS® – Parkinson’s Disease Updates

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INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS® - Parkinson's Disease Updates The International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement...see more Disorders is taking place this week (Oct 5-9) in Hong Kong. This is an annual meeting of Movement Disorders scientists and physicians from around the world.

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