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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of levodopa
1Department of Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson 85724.
Neurology
|January 11, 1992
Abstract:
Levodopa is effective in relieving symptoms of Parkinson's disease. However, long-term complications make sustained control problematic. Most management problems are related to the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of levodopa. Careful titration based on pharmacologic principles may achieve optimal therapeutic effects.