Medications for Parkinson's Disease
These are drugs that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), meaning they have been determined to be safe and effective for use in Parkinson's Disease.
Found 20 Approved Drugs for Parkinson's Disease
Pramipexole
Generic Name
Pramipexole
Pramipexole
Generic Name
Pramipexole
Form: Tablet
Method of administration: Oral
FDA approval date: October 08, 2010
Classification: Nonergot Dopamine Agonist
PRAMIPEXOLE DIHYDROCHLORIDE tablets is a non-ergot dopamine agonist indicated for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD).
Selegiline
Brand Names
EMSAM, Zelapar
Selegiline
Brand Names
EMSAM, Zelapar
Form: Patch, Tablet, Capsule
Method of administration: Oral, Transdermal
FDA approval date: August 02, 1996
Classification: Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
Selegiline capsules, USP are indicated as an adjunct in the management of Parkinsonian patients being treated with levodopa/carbidopa who exhibit deterioration in the quality of their response to this therapy. There is no evidence from controlled studies that selegiline has any beneficial effect in the absence of concurrent levodopa therapy. Evidence supporting this claim was obtained in randomized controlled clinical investigations that compared the effects of added selegiline or placebo in patients receiving levodopa/carbidopa. Selegiline was significantly superior to placebo on all three principal outcome measures employed: change from baseline in daily levodopa/carbidopa dose, the amount of 'off' time, and patient self-rating of treatment success. Beneficial effects were also observed on other measures of treatment success (e.g., measures of reduced end of dose akinesia, decreased tremor and sialorrhea, improved speech and dressing ability and improved overall disability as assessed by walking and comparison to previous state).
Ropinirole
Generic Name
Ropinirole
Ropinirole
Generic Name
Ropinirole
Form: Tablet
Method of administration: Oral
FDA approval date: February 25, 2010
Classification: Nonergot Dopamine Agonist
Parkinson’s Disease Ropinirole tablets are indicated for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
Cycloset
Generic Name
Bromocriptine
Cycloset
Generic Name
Bromocriptine
Form: Tablet, Capsule
Method of administration: Oral
FDA approval date: January 13, 1998
Classification: Ergot Derivative
Hyperprolactinemia-Associated Dysfunctions Bromocriptine mesylate is indicated for the treatment of dysfunctions associated with hyperprolactinemia including amenorrhea with or without galactorrhea, infertility or hypogonadism. Bromocriptine mesylate treatment is indicated in patients with prolactin-secreting adenomas, which may be the basic underlying endocrinopathy contributing to the above clinical presentations. Reduction in tumor size has been demonstrated in both male and female patients with macroadenomas. In cases where adenectomy is elected, a course of bromocriptine mesylate therapy may be used to reduce the tumor mass prior to surgery. Acromegaly Bromocriptine mesylate therapy is indicated in the treatment of acromegaly. Bromocriptine mesylate therapy, alone or as adjunctive therapy with pituitary irradiation or surgery, reduces serum growth hormone by 50% or more in approximately ½ of patients treated, although not usually to normal levels. Since the effects of external pituitary radiation may not become maximal for several years, adjunctive therapy with bromocriptine mesylate offers potential benefit before the effects of irradiation are manifested. Parkinson’s Disease Bromocriptine mesylate tablets are indicated in the treatment of the signs and symptoms of idiopathic or postencephalitic Parkinson’s disease. As adjunctive treatment to levodopa (alone or with a peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor), bromocriptine mesylate therapy may provide additional therapeutic benefits in those patients who are currently maintained on optimal dosages of levodopa, those who are beginning to deteriorate (develop tolerance) to levodopa therapy, and those who are experiencing “end of dose failure” on levodopa therapy. Bromocriptine mesylate therapy may permit a reduction of the maintenance dose of levodopa and, thus may ameliorate the occurrence and/or severity of adverse reactions associated with long-term levodopa therapy such as abnormal involuntary movements (e.g., dyskinesias) and the marked swings in motor function (“on-off” phenomenon). Continued efficacy of bromocriptine mesylate therapy during treatment of more than 2 years has not been established. Data are insufficient to evaluate potential benefit from treating newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease with bromocriptine mesylate. Studies have shown, however, significantly more adverse reactions (notably nausea, hallucinations, confusion and hypotension) in bromocriptine mesylate-treated patients than in levodopa/carbidopa-treated patients. Patients unresponsive to levodopa are poor candidates for bromocriptine mesylate therapy.
Azilect
Generic Name
Rasagiline
Azilect
Generic Name
Rasagiline
Form: Tablet
Method of administration: Oral
FDA approval date: July 10, 2006
Classification: Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
AZILECT (rasagiline tablets) is indicated for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD). AZILECT, a monoamine oxidase (MAO)-B inhibitor (MAOI), is indicated for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease ( 1 )
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