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L.DOPA
LEE: LIVE The U-S Fodd and Drug Administration put the
drug L-Dopa on the market today. The medicine is
considered a, breakthrough in the treatment
of Parkinsons disease.
The F-D-A said the drug should provide relief
for two out of every three patients suffering from
the disease.-..But warned that the majority of persons
tested suffered what were called "unpleasant andeven dangerous side effects."
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Drug now on market], script, June 4, 1970, 10:00 p.m.; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1265353/m1/1/?q=%221970-06-04%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.