Many PD sufferers, use pills or injections to take their daily meidcations. The downsize to these types of treatments is the frequency throughout the day, at times taking their pills or injections 3 or 4 times. Although 3 or 4 times may not sound like a lot, it can become a nuisance at work, at church, on vacation, or simply spending time with family and friends. A new way for PD sufferers to take their drug treatments has been approved by the FDA–a patch.
“James Papadakis was two years into his battle with Parkinson’s disease and his symptoms had taken a turn for the worse when his Baylor College of Medicine doctor suggested an experimental new skin patch back in 2002.
Instead of taking pills three or four times a day, he could just apply one of the patches once a day and it would supply medication continuously over the 24 hours.
It’s easy to put on, it’s more effective and it’s once a day. You don’t have to worry whether you took all your pills … There’s really no downside.”
The patch can be applied anywhere on the body and lasts up to 24 hours. The patch regulates the drug rotigotine, it represents an alternative to levodopa.
Source: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/health/4944044.html
