Parkinson’s growth

October 5, 2011

WITH over 300 late-stage trials for Parkinson’s disease drugs in process, the market for Parkinson’s drugs will reach US$3.7b in 2015, according to a Visiongain report. “Parkinson’s remains the most treatable of the neurodegenerative diseases, but the industry needs a new approach to supplement dopaminergic therapies,” said a Visiongain analyst. “In coming years, adenosine receptor antagonists will boost the Parkinson’s treatment armoury, offering a way to bypass the dopamine system and restore damaged communicational links in the brain,” the analyst added.

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Parkinson’s growth

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