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Benefits of Azilect seen when given alone or with dopamine agonist therapy

Published in Aging and Elder Health Week, October 16th, 2005

New data presented in an oral presentation session at the 9th congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies, showed that treatment with Azilect (rasagiline 1 mg) once daily can provide significant additional benefits to levodopa-treated patients with moderate to advanced Parkinson disease (PD).

These benefits were seen regardless of whether patients were receiving additional, optimized treatment with a dopamine agonist.

The new sub-analysis of the LARGO trial (Lasting effect in Adjunct therapy with Rasagiline Given Once daily), found that giving Azilect to patients already optimized on levodopa, with or without concomitant dopamine...

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Source: Aging and Elder Health Week (2005-10-16)

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