Prescribing patterns and determinants for elderly patients with Parkinson's disease in Japan: a retrospective observational study using insurance claims databases

ConclusionPrescribing patterns for patients ≥75 years were levodopa centered and less complex than for those <75 years. Factors significantly associated with levodopa monotherapy and continued use of levodopa were older age and cognitive disorder.Clinical trial registrationUMIN Clinical Trials Registry, https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000053425 (UMIN000046823).
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research