Drug Treatments for Parkinson’s disease and Movement disorders
Below is a range of medication used in Parkinson’s disease and Movement
Disorders. You may be familiar with the branded and unbranded (generic) names.
Levodopa
- Co-beneldopa (Madopar)
- Co-careldopa (Sinemet)
- Co-careldopa and entacapone) (Stalevo, Sastravi, Stanek)
- Duodopa (levodopa/carbidopa gel via a tube into small intestine)
- Pro-Duodopa (subcutaneous levodopa infusion via pump)
Dopamine Agonists
- Pramipexole (Mirapexin)
- Ropinirole (Requip, Ardatrel, Eppinix, Spiroco, Ralnea)
- Rotigotine (Neupro)
- Apomorphine (Apo-go, Dacepton) subcutaneous infusion therapy
and injections
COMT Inhibitors
- Entacapone (Comtess)
- Tolcapone (Tasmar)
- Opicapone (Ongentys)
Monoamine-oxidase-B Inhibitors
- Selegiline (Eldepryl, Zelapar)
- Rasagiline (Azilect)
- Safinamide (Xadago)
Anti-Cholinergic
- Trihexyphenidyl (Broflex)
- Orphenadrine (Biorphen, Disipal)
- Procyclidine (Arpicolin)
Glutamate Antagonist
- Amantadine (Symmetrel)
Drugs also prescribed for hallucinations and dementia
- Rivastigmine (Exelon)
- Donepezil (Aricept)
- Memantine (Ebixa, Nemdatine)
- Galatamine (Gatalin XL, Reminyl, Galsya)