Save Rytary for ADVANCED Parkinson's Disease

July 2015

Parkinson's patients will ask you how Rytary (rye-TAR-ee) compares to other carbidopa/levodopa products.

Think of this new EXTENDED-release carbidopa/levodopa formulation as combining the fast onset of the IMMEDIATE-release (Sinemet, etc)...with the longer duration of the SUSTAINED-release (Sinemet CR, etc).

Rytary starts to work within an hour...and lasts about 6 hours.

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