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Parkinson's Disease Drugs
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Ninja Nerd
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Season 1
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Episode 44
This week, Rob and Zach will be talking about Parkinson's Disease (PD) Drugs
We will be discussing the following topics within this episode on Parkinson's Disease (PD) Drugs!
- Anatomy of Basal Ganglia
- Direct vs. Indirect Pathway
- Pathophysiology and Mechanism of Action of PD Drugs
- PD Drug Categories
- L-dopa & Carbidopa
- Dopamine Agonists
- COMT-Inhibitors
- MAO-B-Inhibitors
- Amantadine
- Anticholinergics
- Complications
- Adverse Drug Effects
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