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A Patient Has a New Order for a Catechol Ortho-Methyltransferase

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A patient 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?


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