Opicapone: A New FDA Approval to Reduce Pill Burden in Parkinson's

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Matthew Buchfellner
Abstract
Treatment developments for Parkinson’s Disease patients have continued to grow since its first diagnosis as a neurological syndrome in 1817. The options for these patients has improved over that time and with it has come an increasing responsibility for pharmacists to know the most up to date guidelines and newer medications to treat Parkinson’s Disease when one of these patients is presented to them. Future guidelines may incorporate opicapone, a newly developed once daily pill, as a viable treatment option for Parkinson’s Disease patients.
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