Known to ease motor fluctuations due to “off periods” in Parkinson’s disease, daily use of Xadago (safinamide) at low dose also appears to significantly decrease such non-motor symptoms as apathy, while improving patients’ sense of motivation and interest over six months, a real-life study reported. The…

Newron Pharmaceuticals and Zambon Pharma agreed to jointly support a potentially pivotal clinical trial of Xadago (safinamide) as a treatment of levodopa-induced dyskinesia in people with Parkinson’s disease. Under the terms of the agreement, Newron and Zambon will evenly share the cost of the intended study. Newron, which developed…

Xadago (safinamide) has been approved in Australia as an add-on therapy to a treatment regimen that includes levodopa for adults with idiopathic (no genetic or other known cause) Parkinson’s disease. This decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration of the Australian Government Department of Health adds Australia to the list of…

Xadago (safinamide) is now available in the U.S. as an add-on treatment for patients with Parkinson’s disease currently taking levodopa/carbidopa to control their “off” episodes, according to an announcement from Newron Pharmaceuticals and US WordMeds. Photo credit: Business Wire Xadago is the first medication approved in…

Italian pharmaceutical conglomerate Zambon has partnered with Montreal-based Valeo Pharma to bring Xadago (safinamide) to Canada, where 100,000 patients living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) will now have access to this recently approved drug. Xadago was developed by Italy’s Newron Pharmaceuticals and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xadago (safinamide) as an add-on therapy to increase the effectiveness of levodopa/carbidopa in Parkinson’s disease. Xadago limits the number of  “off” episodes, or increases in symptoms, among patients on levodopa/carbidopa, clinical trials have shown. “Parkinson’s is a relentless disease without a cure,” Eric Bastings,…

Italy-based biopharma Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. and its partner, international pharmaceutical company Zambon S.p.A., both dedicated to finding treatments for diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), recently announced their acknowledgement and support of World Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Day, which was on April 11. Additionally, both companies emphasized their commitment to…

Zambon S.p.A. and partner Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. have announced the expansion of its European market by launching Xadago (safinamide) to treat mid- to late-stage Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Italy. The drug is already available in Switzerland, Germany, and Spain. Xadago is an add-on therapy to a stable dose…

Italian pharmaceutical company Zambon S.p.A. and Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. have announced plans to launch Xadago, a drug therapy for mid- to late-stage Parkinson’s disease, in Germany. The release of the treatment is the result of a partnership between the two companies, and Germany will become the first country to commercialize the drug. “The launch of…