Levodopa for Parkinson’s Disease – Therapeutic Effects and Side Effects
Levodopa is an amino acid (chemical formula C9H11NO4) that is used as a prodrug to manage the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. It is usually taken orally in the form of a pill. Although discovered in 1911, it was 50 years later when an Austrian biochemist Oleh Hornykiewicz reported levodopa as an effective drug for Parkinson’s. … Read moreLevodopa for Parkinson’s Disease – Therapeutic Effects and Side Effects