Parkinson's disease

Active Ingredient: Piribedil

Indication for Piribedil

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Therapeutic intent: Adjunct - intent

Treatment of Parkinson’s disease combined with dopatherapy from the onset, or secondarily.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

80-140 mg daily

For:

Dosage regimens

Oral, between 80 milligrams piribedil and 140 milligrams piribedil, divided daily to meals.

Detailed description

80 to 140 mg (approximately 20 mg of piribedil per 100 mg of L. Dopa). Given the dose division, the tablet containing 20 mg of piribedil is more suitable.

These doses must be attained gradually.

Dosage considerations

To be taken with a half-glass of water, at the end of meals.

Active ingredient

Piribedil

Piribedil is a dopaminergic agonist (stimulates dopamine receptors and the cerebral dopaminergic pathways).

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