Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.

Mitsumasa Kurita

Yuki Ikeda

Mitsuhiro Nakato

The present disclosure provides a therapeutic drug that is useful for the treatment of motor fluctuations (e.g., wearing-off) in Parkinson's disease. In particular, the present disclosure provides a composition and method for treating, improving, suppressing the progression, or preventing motor complications in Parkinson's disease, especially motor fluctuation, comprising tandospirone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the tandospirone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is parenterally administered.

Therapeutic drug for motor complications in Parkinson's disease

The present invention provides a therapeutic drug that is useful for levodopa induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease. In particular, the present invention provides a composition and method for treating, improving, delaying the progression, or preventing motor complications associated with levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease, especially levodopa induced dyskinesia (PD-LID), comprising tandospirone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein the tandospirone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof is parenterally administered.

Therapeutic drug for dyskinesia

The present invention provides a therapeutic drug that is useful for levodopa induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease. In particular, the present invention provides a composition and method for treating, improving, suppressing the progression, or preventing motor complications associated with levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease, especially levodopa induced dyskinesia (PD-LID), comprising tandospirone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein the tandospirone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof is parenterally administered.

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Mitsumasa Kurita