apomorphine
Mumbai Hospital viral video gives false impression of miracle drug for Parkinson’s
Social media users in India were abuzz the past few weeks over a video posted on Facebook by Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital (yes, that is the hospital's real name) that showed the results of an apomorphine infusion on a 50-year old patient with advanced Parkinson's Disease. Before the treatment, the patient was barely able to lift his arms and struggled to walk. After the apomorphine injection, the patient was able to walk and run, and even do push-ups. Apomorphine is a very strong dopamine agonist. The video fails to show that the drug's effect only lasts for an hour or two, ...