A patient who has been on levodopa therapy for a year has a new order for a catechol ortho-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor as part of treatment for Parkinson's disease. The nurse recognizes that which of these is an advantage of this drug class?
A) It has a shorter duration of action.
B) It causes less gastrointestinal distress.
C) It has a slower onset than traditional Parkinson's disease drugs.
D) It reduces the wearing-off phenomenon.
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