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Parkinson’s Therapy CVT-301 Doesn’t Alter Lung Function, Acorda Therapeutics Reports

Treating Parkinson’s disease with CVT-301 — an investigational, inhaled levodopa — causes no changes in lung function, according to results of two clinical trials led by Acorda Therapeutics of Ardsley, New York. Acorda is developing CVT-301 to treat “off” episodes in Parkinson’s patients who are taking oral carbidopa/levodopa. The inhaled formulation delivers a precise…