Safinamide: A new add-on drug for the treatment of Parkinson's disease
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL COLLEGE CHANDIGARH - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Safinamide is a new drug approved for the treatment of Parkinson's disease as an add-on therapy for the patients, who are taking levodopa and carbidopa and are experiencing 'off ' episodes. It has multiple modes of action including reversible inhibition of MAO-B enzyme and modulation of glutamate release. The drug increases the 'on' time and reduces the symptoms of Parkinson's disease without producing troublesome dyskinesia.
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Sangeeta Bhanwra, Rajiv Kumar
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