Entacapone: adjunctive use in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease
McAuley L
Record ID 32001000040
English, French
Authors' objectives:
To summarise the available evidence on entacapone (trade name Comtan(R)) for adjunctive use in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease.
Authors' recommendations:
Based on current evidence, entacapone provides clinically important improvement in function for patients with Parkinson's disease suffering from symptoms of motor fluctuations. Long-term efficacy data beyond 6-month follow-up are not currently available.
Entacapone was generally well tolerated in clinical trials. Most adverse events are mild and do not lead to discontinuation of treatment.
The impact of entacapone on disease progression is unclear. There is no evidence to consider adjunctive therapy with entacapone at the onset of levodopa therapy.
The ability of entacapone to delay the onset of motor fluctuations in PD patients not currently experiencing these fluctuations, requires further study.
Authors' methods:
Overview
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
https://www.ccohta.ca/research/index.html
Year Published:
2000
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Parkinson Disease
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment
Contact Address:
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Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment
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