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Pharmaceutical composition comprising entacapone, levodopa, and carbidopa
   
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US Patent 6500867
Issued Date
December 31, 2002
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An oral solid fixed dose composition comprising pharmacologically effective amounts of entacapone, levodopa, and carbidopa, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates thereof, and comprising at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The composition can be used, e.g., for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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Published
December 31, 2002
Application Number
09/605,529
Filed
June 29, 2000
US Classification
514/646  
Int'l Classification
A61K   31/275   (20060101)   A61K   9/20   (20060101)  
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Jun 30, 1999 [FI] 991485
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424/489   514/646  
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