Anti-Parkinsonian Drugs
| GENERIC | AUS | US | UK | Canada, Sth Africa, etc. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amantadine H |
Symmetrel | Symmetrel; Symadine | Symmetrel | Antadine (SA) | dopamine releaser |
| apomorphine |
Apomorphine (inj) | o | Britaject (inj) | ||
| benzhexol = trihexyphenidyl H |
Artane | Artane; Trihexane; Trihexy | Benzhexol: Artane; Broflex | Aparkane; Apo-Trihex; Novohexidyl (Can) | a/m |
| benztropine H |
Cogentin | Cogentin | Cogentin | Bensylate; Apo-Cogentin (Can) | a/m |
| biperiden |
Akineton | Akineton | Akineton | a/m | |
| bromocriptine |
Parlodel; Kripton | Parlodel | Parlodel | dopamine agonist | |
| cabergoline |
Dostinex, Cabaser | o | Cabaser; Dostinex | dopamine agonist | |
| entacapone |
Comtan | COMT Inhibitor | |||
| ethopropazine L |
x | Parsidol | x | Parsitan (Can) | a/m |
| levodopa |
x | Larodopa; Dopar | Levodopa; Larodopa | dopamine precursor | |
| levodopa + benserazide |
Madopar | o | Co-beneldopa; Madopar ; Madopar (plain, CR) | dopamine precursor | |
| levodopa + carbidopa M R |
Sinemet; Sinacarb; Kinson | Sinemet | Co-careldopa; Sinemet (plain,LS, Plus, CR) | Carbilev (SA) | dopamine precursor |
| lysuride maleate [lisuride] |
x | o | Revanil | dopamine agonist | |
| orphenadrine R |
Disipal | Disipal | Disipal; Biorphen | Phenrine (SA) | a/m |
| pergolide L | Permax | Permax | Celance | dopamine agonist | |
| pramipexole | - | Mirapex | o | ||
| procyclidine | Kemadrin | Kemadrin; Procyclid | Arpicolin: Kemadrin | a/m | |
| quinagolide | x | o | Norprolac | dopamine agonist | |
| ropinirole | x | Requip | Requip | dopamine agonist | |
| selegiline R | Eldepril, Selgene | Deprenyl; Eldepryl | Eldepryl; Vivapryl; Stilline; Centrapryl | MAO-B inhibitor | |
| tetrabenazine | Nitoman | o | Tetrabenazine: Nitoman | Huntington's Ch; Tardive Dyskinesia | |
| trihexyphenidyl = benzhexol | see benzhexol | a/m | |||
Notes:
(Class) a/m - anticholinergic/muscarinic. Useful for extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotic drugs.
See also:
PharmInfo Focus on Parkinson's Dis. Pharminfo.com
Treatment of Side Effects Norfolk Mental Health care.
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