Regulation allowing government to pay out transitional fee to wean pharmacies off professional allowances finally approved. Retroactive compensation expected in mid-August ODB payment.
When multiple sclerosis patients also have comorbid diabetes, their disability scores tend to be greater than those of MS patients who do not have the disease.
The new drug safinamide might have some impact in preventing the involuntary movements characteristic of Parkinson's disease. However, it did not perform any better than placebo over a two-year period.