What are the 10 most common tablets for Parkinsons Disease?

What are the 10 most common tablets for Parkinsons Disease?

Each heading below shows the class of Parkinson’s drug, for example levodopa or dopamine agonists. The bullet points show a drug in that class; with the unbranded (generic) name first and then the brand name.

For example, the drug company Roche, use the brand name Madopar to sell co-beneldopa medication.

[“Yes all the different names are confusing. Think of it like Cadbury’s chocolate. Cadbury’s is the make, chocolate is what it is.” MyHSN Ed]

We will now go through the 10 most common Parkinsons tablets.

Levodopa

This is the commonest group.

1. Co-beneldopa (Madopar)

2. Co-careldopa (Apodespan, Caramet, Lecado, Sinemet, Duodopa)

Dopamine agonists

3. Pramipexole (Mirapexin, Pipexus, Glepark, Oprymea, Zentiva)

4. Ropinirole (Adartrel, Ralnea, Requip, Spiroco, Ipinnia, Raponer, Repinex, Ropilynz)

Other – rotigotine (Neupro), apomorphine (Apo-go, Dacepton)

MAO-B inhibitors

5. selegiline (Eldepryl, Zelapar)

Other – rasagiline (Azilect), safinamide (Xadago)

COMT inhibitors

6. Entacapone (Comtess)

7. Opicapone (Ongentys)

Amantadine

8. Amantadine

Anticholinergics

9. Procyclidine (Kemadrin)

10. Trihexyphenidyl or benzhexol

Summary

We have described what are the 10 most common Parkinsons tablets. We hope you have found it helpful.