In conjunction with the U.S. launch, the companies are also kicking off PDAware, a public education campaign which aims to raise the profile of Parkinson's disease. The campaign will highlight the experiences and personal achievements of Parkinson's patients in order to increase understanding of the disease and inform the public of the latest treatment options, including Neupro.
"Disabling Parkinson's symptoms can be well controlled with available medications, but may return as the effects of Parkinson's disease medications wear off," said C. Warren Olanow, M.D., Professor and Chair of Neurology, and Professor of Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. "Neupro is the first transdermal or patch formulation available for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It provides continuous drug delivery for 24 hours, throughout the day and night. As a new treatment option for early-stage Parkinson's patients, the Neupro patch helps control symptoms with once-daily dosing."
My Parkinson's Info will let you know more about Neupro as we learn from its first few weeks and months on the U.S. market.
Source: Schwarz Pharma, a member of UCB-Group.
