Presentation and Management of Parkinson's Disease
Bradley R. Williams, Pharm.D., FASCP
 Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy and Clinical Gerontology
 USC School of Pharmacy and the Andrus Gerontology Center

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Director, Geriatric Pharmacy Programs,Geriatric Health, Education and Research Center
 Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, California

GOAL

The goal of this presentation is to present an overview of the pathophysiology of idiopathic Parkinson's disease inform the student about current strategies in drug therapy management of patients suffering from that disorder.
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OBJECTIVES

At the end of this presentation, the student should be able to:
  1. Describe two pathophysiologic changes in the brain which lead to the development of Parkinson's disease.
  2. List three signs or symptoms which are typical of Parkinson's disease.
  3. Explain the rationales for two combination therapies in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
  4. Describe the role of selegiline for Parkinsonism prophylaxis.

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Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty
NAMEAREA OF INTERESTEXTENSION
Vincent H.L. Lee, Ph.D., ChairDrug Delivery/Targetingvincentl@hsc.usc.edu
Wei-Chiang Shen, Ph.D., Vice ChairDrug Targetingweishen@hsc.usc.edu
John A. Biles, Ph.D.Pharmaceuticsbiles@hsc.usc.edu
Michael B. Bolger, Ph.D.Medicinal Chemistrybolger@usc.edu
Sarah Hamm-Alvarez, Ph.D.Cell Biologyshalvar@hsc.usc.edu
Ian S. Haworth, Ph.D.Medicinal Chemistryihaworth@hsc.usc.edu
Robert T. Koda, Ph.D.Pharmacokineticsrtkoda@hsc.usc.edu
Eric J. Lien, Ph.D.Medicinal Chemistryelien@hsc.usc.edu
Curtis Okamoto, Ph.D.Cell Biologycokamoto@hsc.usc.edu
Hermann Von Grafenstein, M.D., Ph.D.Immunologygrafen@hsc.usc.edu
Walter Wolf, Ph.D.Pharmacokinetic Imagingwwolfw@hsc.usc.edu

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