| Spotlight on rasagiline in Parkinson's disease. | |
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PMID: 18072817 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Rasagiline (Azilect) is a novel, selective, irreversible second-generation inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type B (MAO-B). It is administered orally once daily and is approved in the US, Canada, Mexico, Israel and the EU for use as monotherapy and as adjunct therapy in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Results of well designed clinical studies indicate that rasagiline is effective as initial monotherapy and improves Parkinson's symptomatology in patients with early Parkinson's disease. In addition, when administered in conjunction with levodopa, in patients with moderate to advanced disease and motor fluctuations, rasagiline reduces mean daily 'off' time and increases daily 'on' time without troublesome dyskinesias, compared with controls. Rasagiline is generally well tolerated as monotherapy and adjunctive therapy and is administered once daily. Thus, rasagiline, administered as a simple and convenient dosage regimen, is a well tolerated and effective option for monotherapy in patients with early Parkinson's disease and for adjunctive therapy in patients with moderate to advanced disease. |
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Vicki Oldfield; Gillian M Keating; Caroline M Perry |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: CNS drugs Volume: 22 ISSN: 1172-7047 ISO Abbreviation: CNS Drugs Publication Date: 2008 |
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Created Date: 2007-12-12 Completed Date: 2008-02-25 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9431220 Medline TA: CNS Drugs Country: New Zealand |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 83-6 Citation Subset: - |
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Wolters Kluwer Health | Adis, Auckland, New Zealand, an editorial office of Wolters Kluwer Health, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA. |
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Drugs. 2007;67(12):1725-47
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