Drug | Baseline | One year | % Change |
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*Levodopa equivalents: 100 mg levodopa is equivalent to: 10 mg bromocriptine; 1 mg pergolide; 1 mg pramipexole; or 4 mg ropinirole (standard and controlled release preparations are considered equal). | |||
Levodopa | 1293 | 1011 | −22% |
Agonists | 372 | 221 | −41% |
COMT inhibitors | 214 | 145 | −32% |
Total levodopa equivalents* | 1665 | 1160 | −30% |
Interval between doses (min) | 155 | 191 | +0.23 |