Comtan
entacapone
Table of contents
Overview
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Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Comtan
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Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/000171
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Active substance |
entacapone
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
entacapone
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
Parkinson Disease
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
N04BX02
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Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
Orion Corporation
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Revision |
26
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
22/09/1998
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Contact address |
Orionintie 1 |
Product information
11/10/2021 Comtan - EMEA/H/C/000171 - N/0058
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Anti-Parkinson drugs
Therapeutic indication
Entacapone is indicated as an adjunct to standard preparations of levodopa / benserazide or levodopa / carbidopa for use in adult patients with Parkinson's disease and end-of-dose motor fluctuations, who cannot be stabilised on those combinations.