(44-20) 74 18 84 00 Fax (44-20) 74 18 84 16 E-mail: mail@emea. europa. eu http: / /www. emea. europa. eu ©EMEA 2007 Reproduction and/ or distribution of this document is authorised for non commercial purposes only provided the EMEA is acknowledged In the first study, the effects of two different doses of AZILECT taken alone were compared to those of placebo (a dummy treatment) in 404 patients with early-stage disease.