“Pump” Treatment Offers Hope for Advanced Parkinson’s Patients
LONDON, England – Nearly 1,000 people in England with advanced Parkinson’s disease are set to benefit from a groundbreaking new treatment. The National Health Service (NHS) will be rolling out Produodopa, a treatment that involves wearing a portable kit 24 hours a day. This new treatment will use a pump to steadily release medicine into the bloodstream round the clock, eliminating the need for patients to take more than 20 pills a day. The treatment …