Benserazide
- Generic Name
- Benserazide
- Brand Names
- Prolopa
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C10H15N3O5
- CAS Number
- 322-35-0
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 762OS3ZEJU
- Background
When levodopa is used by itself as a therapy for treating Parkinson's disease, its ubiquitous metabolism into dopamine is responsible for a resultant increase in the levels of circulating dopamine in the blood and to various extracerebral tissues. This can result in a number of side effects like nausea, vomiting, or even cardiac arrhythmias that may diminish...
- Indication
The primary therapeutic use for which benserazide is currently indicated for is as a combination therapy with levadopa for the treatment of Parkinson's disease in adults > 25 years of age, with the exception of drug-induced parkinsonism .
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- Associated Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Associated Therapies
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