For more than 50 years, oral levodopa has been considered the gold standard in treatment for Parkinson’s Disease.
But there’s finally a breakthrough treatment that makes the drug even better, said Dr. Robert Wiggins, a neurologist with Novant Health Neurology & Sleep – Midtown in Charlotte. And Novant Health was among the first in the country to offer it. The name is Vyalev and in simple terms, it’s a form of liquid levodopa with a new delivery system that produces far better results.
Here, Wiggins explains what this leading-edge treatment means for Parkinson’s patients.