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Selegiline
Deprenalin | Deprenil | Deprenyl | E-250 | Eldepryl | Humex | Jumex | L-Deprenyl | Selegiline Hydrochloride | Selegiline Hydrochloride, (R)-Isomer | Selegiline Hydrochloride, (R,S)-Isomer | Selegiline Hydrochloride, (S)-Isomer | Selegiline, (R)-Isomer
A selective, irreversible inhibitor of Type B monoamine oxidase. It is used in newly diagnosed patients with Parkinson's disease. It may slow progression of the clinical disease and delay the requirement for levodopa therapy. It also may be given with levodopa upon onset of disability. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p385) The compound without isomeric designation is Deprenyl. |
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