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#370 Parkinson’s Disease for Primary Care with Dr. Albert Hung

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

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Parkinson's Disease - What's Your Approach to Initial Pharmacological Treatment?

Mr. Robison's diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and he begins treatment with carbidopa levodopa. Dopamine agonists usually have more short-term side effects, such as excessive daytime sleepiness. There are case reports of people taking dopamine agonists following a sleep while driving.

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