New information on the use of AZILECT(R) (rasagiline tablets) for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) was reported this week at The Movement Disorder Society's congress in Istanbul, Turkey. Once-daily AZILECT was approved by the FDA May 17, 2006, for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of PD, both as initial monotherapy and as adjunct therapy to levodopa.

AZILECT(R) Monotherapy Demonstrates Benefits in Early PD Regardless of Disease Duration

Dr. John Bertoni, M.D., Ph.D., Creighton University provided the results of a new post-hoc analysis of the 26-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind TEMPO study, that included 404 patients who received once-daily AZILECT 1mg, 2mg, or placebo. This analysis revealed that AZILECT once-daily as monotherapy provided a consistent beneficial effect on the symptoms of PD regardless of the duration of the disease at the time treatment was started. AZILECT 1 mg/day significantly improved UPDRS-Total score compared to placebo in both the < 1-year stratum (-0.52 vs 3.33; p