AbbVie ABBV announced that the FDA has approved its subcutaneous administered drug ABBV-951 to treat motor fluctuations in adult patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). The drug will be marketed under the trade name Vyalev.

Vyalev is the first subcutaneous 24-hour continuous infusion of levodopa-based therapy for advanced Parkinson’s disease.

AbbVie made history in 2015 with its Parkinson’s disease infusion pump therapy Duopa, kicking off a trend of delivery system innovation in the space as drugmakers sought to avoid the common pitfall | The 24-hour Parkinson's disease therapy crossed the FDA finish line after an initial manufacturing-related rejection last year and another snub in June.

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The first levodopa-based treatment for motor fluctuations in people with advanced Parkinson's disease, VYALEVa subcutaneous 24-hour continuous infusion of foscarbidopa and foslevodopais now authorized by the U.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AbbVie's VYALEV (foscarbidopa and foslevodopa) to treat motor fluctuations in adults with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). The chronic neurological disorder is marked by symptoms such as tremors and muscle rigidity,