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piribedil (Trivastal)
Tradename: Trivastal.
Indications:
1) symptomatic treatment of Parkinson's disease
2) may be useful for treating apathy after bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation [1]
Dosage: 50 mg QD
Mechanism of action:
-> dopamine D2 receptor agonist, dopamine D3 receptor agonist
Interactions
drug adverse effects (more general classes)
General
dopaminergic receptor agonist
pharmacologic agents for treatment of Parkinson's disease
Properties
AGONIST-FOR: adrenergic receptor
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM correlations
References
- Thobois S et al.
Parkinsonian apathy responds to dopaminergic stimulation of
D2/D3 receptors with piribedil.
Brain 2013 May; 136:1568
PMID: 23543483