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    The first new drug for Parkinson's disease in more than ten years!

    • Last Update: 2022-05-25
    • Source: Internet
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    On April 7, the official website of the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products Administration announced that a 5.


    Screenshot source: CDE official website

    Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disease in middle-aged and elderly people


    Publicly available data reveal that safinamide is a novel chemical entity with a unique mode of action involving selective and reversible monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) inhibition and blockade of voltage-dependent sodium channels, thereby modulating aberrant glutamate acid release


    According to public information, safinamide was developed by Newron Pharmaceuticals and commercialized by Zambon, Meiji Seika, Eisai, Supernus Pharmaceuticals and other companies


    According to an earlier FDA press release, the efficacy of safinamide was demonstrated in two clinical trials involving 645 and 549 Parkinson's disease patients, respectively


    According to the information on the China Drug Clinical Trial Registration and Information Publicity Platform, the China Phase 3 clinical study of safinamide as an adjuvant therapy for idiopathic Parkinson's disease has been completed


    The submission of a listing application for safinamide tablets in China means that it will soon come to China, thereby benefiting more Parkinson's disease patients!

    References:

    [1] The official website of the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the State Food and Drug Administration of China.


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