AbbVie's Parkinson's drug Duopa OK'd in US

AbbVie disclosed on 12 January the FDA had approved Duopa, an enteral suspension formulation of carbidopa and levodopa, as a treatment for motor fluctuations in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease.

AbbVie disclosed on 12 January the FDA had approved Duopa, an enteral suspension formulation of carbidopa and levodopa, as a treatment for motor fluctuations in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease.

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