Month: December 2016

Nicotine Patches For Parkinson’s

Eight open-label studies and four placebo-controlled studies addressed this question. Seven of the eight open-label showed improvement in motor symptoms, but the placebo-controlled studies were all negative. A new study was presented at the 4th World Parkinson Congress by Gabriel Villafane. It involved high doses (90 mg per day) of transdermal nicotine and measured the… Read more »