Medication

General Medication Information

Thrroughout the CMDG site map there are references to a variety of medications that you may not be familiar with. We would suggest discussing these with your physician or pharmacist.

The list below provide some names of some of the medications used under the headings of the movement disorders they are used for. For further information you may link to medication web sites containing more detailed information listed below.

All medications have side effects. Many side effects are related to the initial dose strength, increasing the medication too quickly, or getting to too high a dose. Often by reporting the problem to your physician adjustments can be made to allow a more complete trial of a medication before "giving up" on a medication prior to a possible effective dose being acheived.

Disorder	Class of Medication	Medication		Tablet Size
Disorder	Class of Medication	Trade Name/s	Generic Name/s	Tablet Size
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease Other Symptom Treatments	Dopaminergic + Anticholinergic	Amantadine	Symmetryl	100 mgs
	Anticholinergics	Artane	Trihexyphenidyl	2 or 5 mgs
		Cogentin	Benztropine	2 mgs
		Kemadrin	Procyclidine	5 mgs
		Parsitan	Ethopropazine	50 mgs
	Dopaminergic	Sinemet	Levodopa-carbidopa	100/25, 100/10, 250/25
		Sinemet CR	Levodopa-carbidopa	100/25, 200/50
		Prolopa	Levodopa-benzerazide	50/12.5, 100/25
	Dopamine Agonist	Parlodel	Bromocriptine	2.5 or 5 mgs
		Permax	Pergolide	0.05, 0.25, 1.0 mgs
		Requip	Ropinirole	0.25, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0 mgs
		Mirapex	Pramipexole	0.25, 1.0, 1.5 mgs
	M.A.O. Inhibitor	Deprenyl	Selegeline	5 mgs
	C.O.M.T. Inhibitor	Tasmar	Tolcapone	100 or 200 mgs
	C.O.M.T. Inhibitor	Comtan	Entacapone	200 mgs
	Peripheral Dopamine Receptor Blocker (Anti-Nausea) (Elevate Blood Pressure)	Motilium	Domperidone	10 mgs
	Salt Retainer to Elevate Blood Pressure	Florinef	Fludrocortisone	0.1 mgs
	Vasopressor to Elevate Blood Pressure	Amatine	Midodrine	2.5 or 5 mgs
	Bladder Sphincter Stimulator (for incontinence)	Ditropan	Oxybutinin	5 mgs
	B-Blocker (for action tremor)	Inderal	Propranolol	10, 20, 40, 80, 120 mgs
	B-Blocker (for action tremor)	Inderal-LA	Propranolol	60, 80, 120, 160 mgs
	Sedative (reduces "acting out" dreams)	Rivotril	Clonazepam	0.5, 2.0 mgs
	RX for Impotence	Yohimbine	Yohimbine	2 mgs
Dystonia
Dystonia	Anticholinergics	Artane	Trihexyphenidyl	2 or 5 mgs
		Cogentin	Benztropine	2 mgs
		Parsitan	Ethopropazine	50 mgs
		Kemadrin	Procyclidine	5 mgs
	Dopamine Receptor Stimulator	Sinemet	Levodopa-carbidopa	100/25, 100/10, 250/25
		Sinemet CR	Levodopa-carbidopa	100/25, 200/50
		Prolopa	Levodopa-benzerazide	50/12.5, 100/25
	Central acting Muscle relaxant	Baclofen	Lioresal	10 mgs
	Sedative	Rivotril	Clonazepam	0.5, 2.0 mgs
	Anticonvulsant	Tegretol	Carbamazepine	100, 200, 400 mgs
	Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor	Nitoman	Tetrabenazine	25 mgs
	Dopamine Blocker	eg. Haldol	Haloperidol	1, 2, 5 mgs
Tremor
Essential Tremor	B-Blocker	Inderal	Propranolol	10, 20, 40, 80, 120 mgs
	B-Blocker	Inderal-LA	Propranolol	60, 80, 120, 160 mgs
	Anticonvulsant	Mysoline	Primidone	125, 250 mgs
	Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor	Diamox	Acetalzolamide	250 mgs
	Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor	Neptazane	Methazolamide	25, 50 mgs
Myoclonus
Myoclonus	Sedative	Rivotril	Clonazepam	0.5, 2.0 mgs
Myoclonus	Anticonvulsant	Epival	Valproic Acid	250 mgs
Chorea
Chorea	Dopamine Blocker	Haldol	Haloperidol	1, 2, 5 mgs
Chorea	Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor	Nitoman	Tetrabenazine	25 mgs
Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless Leg Syndrome	Dopaminergic	Sinemet	Levodopa-carbidopa	100/25, 100/10, 250/25
		Sinemet CR	Levodopa-carbidopa	100/25, 200/50
		Prolopa	Levodopa-benzerazide	50/12.5, 100/25
	Sedative (reduces acting out of dreams)	Rivotril	Clonazepam	0.5, 2.0 mgs
	Dopamine Agonists	Parlodel	Bromocriptine	2.5 or 5 mgs
		Permax	Pergolide	0.05, 0.25, 1.0 mgs
		Requip	Ropinirole	0.25, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0 mgs
		Mirapex	Pramipexole	0.25, 1.0, 1.5 mgs
	Narcotics	Codeine	eg. Tylenol # 3
	GABA ergics	Neurontin	Gabapentin	300, 400 mgs
Tics
Tics	Sedative (reduces acting out of dreams)	Rivotril	Clonazepam	0.5, 2.0 mgs
	Alpha Antagonist	Catapress	Clonidine	0,1 or 0.2 mgs
	Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor	Nitoman	Tetrabenazine	25 mgs
	Dopamine Blocker	Haldol	Haloperidol	1, 2, 5 mgs
	Other Dopamine Blockers	eg. Perphenazine

Thrroughout the CMDG site Map there are references regarding a variety of medications that you may not be familiar with. We would suggest discussing these with your physician or pharmacist.

The links below may provide further information.

All medications have side effects. Most side effects are related to the initial dose strength, increasing the medication too quickly, or getting to too high a dose. Often by reporting the problem to your physician adjustments can be made to allow a more complete trial of a medication before "giving up" on a medication prior to a possible effective dose being acheived.

Link to look up Drug Information
General Drug Information	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
A excellent search engine for Drug Information	http://www.rxmed.com