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Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies that restore function and improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. The Company markets Inbrija (levodopa inhalation powder), which is approved in the United States for intermittent treatment of OFF episodes, also known as OFF periods, in people with Parkinson’s disease treated with carbidopa/levodopa. Inbrija is not to be used by patients who take or have taken a nonselective monoamine oxidase inhibitor, such as phenelzine or tranylcypromine within the last two weeks. Inbrija utilizes its ARCUS pulmonary delivery system, a technology platform designed to deliver medication through inhalation. ARCUS is a dry-powder pulmonary drug delivery technology. It also markets the branded AMPYRA (dalfampridine) extended-release tablets, 10 mg, to improve walking in adults with multiple sclerosis. Ampyra is marketed as Fampyra outside the United States by Biogen International GmbH.