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Not that it’s not an interesting workaround, but my reaction to hearing that L-dopa is poorly absorbed by mouth was to wonder if other routes had been tried[0];
by phnofive 7y ago
Not that it’s not an interesting workaround, but my reaction to hearing that L-dopa is poorly absorbed by mouth was to wonder if other routes had been tried[0]; seems simpler and more effective for those suffering with Parkinson’s.
[0]:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/28405912/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/28405912/
- maxerickson 7y agoThere's an inhaled form: https://www.michaeljfox.org/news/inhaled-levodopa-time-moves-fda-review https://www.michaeljfox.org/news/inhaled-levodopa-time-moves...
- Medicalidiot 7y agoIV will always be king for drug administration, but I'm not too surprised that it's oral absorption is poor considering amino acid absorption is fairly specialized within the GI tract.