Pergolide

Category: Parkinsons

Pergolide, sold under the brand name Permax and Prascend (veterinary) among others, is an ergoline-based dopamine receptor agonist used in some countries for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease is associated with reduced dopamine activity in the substantia nigra of the brain. Pergolide acts on many of the same receptors as dopamine to increase receptor activity. It was patented in 1978 and approved for medical use in 1989.[1] In 2007, pergolide was withdr... [wikipedia]

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Dosage List

Prascend (As Pergolide Mesylate) 1 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 0010-4489
Labeler:
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.

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