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Reuters Health Information: June 2008


 

Compared with placebo, low-dose istradefylline reduced the percentage “off” time by 4.35%, and the high dose reduced it by 4.49%. The benefits of istradefylline persisted throughout the 12-week study.

Neurology. 2008;70(23):2233-2240.

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