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Default UCB Brings Neupro(R) Back To All Patients In Europe
UCB Brings Neupro(R) Back To All Patients In Europe

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalne...?newsid=155690
Article Date: 29 Jun 2009

UCB announced that NeuproŽ (rotigotine transdermal patch) can now be prescribed to all patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease in Europe and is newly available for the symptomatic treatment of moderate to severe idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) in adults. This follows the decision of the European Commission to lift treatment restrictions on NeuproŽ in line with the recommendation of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), issued on 29 May 2009.

"We are delighted that all patients with Parkinson's disease in Europe can once again benefit from continuous drug delivery and the improvement in symptoms that is offered with NeuproŽ and that, for the first time, people with RLS in Europe will also experience the advantages of this important treatment," said Troy Cox, Senior Vice President CNS Operations, UCB.

Since June 2008, NeuproŽ supply in Europe has been limited to patients already established on the drug while a new cold-chain storage and distribution system was developed to meet the need for refrigeration of the product from manufacturer to patient. Following full implementation of this system, refrigerated stocks of NeuproŽ are available in all doses so NeuproŽ can be prescribed by European physicians for all patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
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