Selegiline

Introduction: Selegiline

Description of Selegiline

Selegiline: 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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Selegiline: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Selegiline: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Selegiline:

• Irreversible
• Inhibitor
• Type
• Monoamine
• Oxidase
• Parkinson
• Parkinson disease
• May
• Progression
• Clinical

Drug name confusion

Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Selegiline include:

• Serentil
• Sertraline
• Serzone
• Stelazine

Terms associated with Selegiline:

Terms Similar to Selegiline:

• Deprenyl

Source: Diseases Database

• Deprenalin
• Deprenil
• Deprenyl

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Selegiline

• Phenethylamines

Source - MeSH 2007

The following terms can be used for Selegiline

• deprenyl

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Selegiline

The following list attempts to classify Selegiline into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Organic Chemicals
  • Amines
    • Ethylamines
      • Phenethylamines
        • Selegiline

External links related to: Selegiline

• MDAdvice.com - Health Library - Prescription & Non-Prescription Drugs - SELEGILINE
• Selegiline Information Summary: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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• Eldepryl Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Selegiline Hcl - RxList Monographs
• Selegiline for Alzheimer's disease (Cochrane Review)
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