_______ Is Used to Inhibit Peripheral Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT)thereby Increasing Dopamine
_______ is used to inhibit peripheral catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) thereby increasing dopamine availability in the brain with no apparent adverse effects on the liver.
A) Levodopa
B) Tolcapone (Tasmar)
C) Entacapone (Comtan)
D) Stalevo
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