Parkinson Disease

Neupro(R) Filed with the FDA for the Treatment of Advanced-Stage Parkinson's Disease

Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, December 24th, 2007

UCB announced that the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for the use of Neupro(R) as adjunctive therapy with levodopa in adult patients with advanced-stage Parkinson's disease has been accepted for filing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The FDA has already approved Neupro(R) for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of early-stage idiopathic Parkinson's disease and the drug has been commercially available in the United States since July 2007.

"We are excited that patients with all stages of Parkinson's disease may soon benefit from Neupro(R)'s 24-hour continuous drug delivery," said Troy Cox, President CNS Operations,...

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Source: Pain and Central Nervous System Week (2007-12-24)

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