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Nearly 1000 people with advanced Parkinson's disease will benefit from a new treatment called Produodopa.
Produodopa is a portable kit that uses a pump to steadily release medicine into the bloodstream round the clock.
It is a combination of two drugs - foslevodopa and foscarbidopa.
Works by turning foslevodopa into dopamine, which helps transmit messages between the brain parts and nerves that control movement.
The infusion enters the patient's bloodstream through a cannula under the skin and is controlled by a small, automatic pump.
Recently approved for NHS use by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
A 'life-changing option' for some people with Parkinson's disease and patients who receive drugs through a feeding tube.
Continuous drug infusion system with Produodopa could be a life-changing treatment option for Parkinson's
