4.9 Drugs used in Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
People with suspected PD should be referred quickly and untreated to a specialist with expertise in the differential diagnosis of this condition.
NICE CG35 Parkinson's disease: Diagnosis and management in primary and secondary care Jun 06
4.9.1 Dopaminergic drugs used in Parkinsonism
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CO-CARELDOPA (Sinemet) | ||||
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CO-BENELDOPA (Madopar) | ||||
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PRAMIPEXOLE (Yellow) | ||||
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APOMORPHINE (Amber) | ||||
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BROMOCRIPTINE (Yellow) | ||||
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ROPINIROLE (Yellow) | ||||
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ROPINIROLE XL (Yellow) | ||||
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ROTIGOTINE (Yellow) | ||||
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CABERGOLINE (Yellow) |
Monoamine-oxidase-B inhibitors
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RASAGILINE (Yellow) | |||||
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SELEGILINE |
Catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitors
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ENTACAPONE (Amber) | (inc Stalevo) |
4.9.2 Antimuscarinic drugs used in Parkinsonism
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ORPHENADRINE | |||||
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PROCYCLIDINE |
4.9.3 Drugs used in essential tremor, chorea, tics and related disorders
| TETRABENAZINE (Yellow) | Tetrabenazine is used in the treatment of movement disorders due to Huntington's disease | |||||
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BOTULINIUM A TOXIN |
Related pages
4.1 Hypnotics and anxiolytics4.2 Drugs used in Psychoses & related disorders4.3 Antidepressant Drugs4.4 CNS stimulants and drugs used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder4.5 Drugs used in the treatment of obesity4.6 Drugs used in nausea and vertigo4.7 Analgesics4.8 Antiepileptic Drugs4.10 Drugs used in Substance Dependence4.11 Drugs used for dementia
