Rasagiline, sold under the brand name Azilect among others, is a medication which is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.[2][6] It is used as a monotherapy to treat symptoms in early Parkinson's disease or as an adjunct therapy in more advanced cases.[7] The drug is taken by mouth.[2]
Side effects of rasagiline include insomnia and orthostatic hypotension, among others.[2] Rasagiline acts as an inhibitor of the enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO) and hence is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI).[2] More specifically, it is a selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B).[2] The drug is thought to work by increasing levels of the monoamine neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain.[2] Rasagiline shows pharmacological differences from the related drug selegiline, including having no amphetamine-like metabolites, monoamine-releasing activity, or monoaminergic activity enhancer actions, which may result in clinical differences between the medications.[8][9]
Rasagiline was approved for medical use in the European Union in 2005[10] and in the United States in 2006.[2][11] Generic versions of rasagiline are available.[12][13][14]
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