The primary use of entacapone in treating Parkinson's disease is to:
1. protect the liver from damage from levodopa or carbidopa.
2. inhibit decarboxylase enzymes, which are used to metabolize levodopa.
3. inhibit COMT and prolong the half-life of levodopa in the blood.
4. bind to dopamine receptors, causing their activation.
Correct Answer: 3
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