piribedil (Trivastal)

Introduction

Tradename: Trivastal.

Indications

• symptomatic treatment of Parkinson's disease
• may be useful for treating apathy after bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation

Dosage

50 mg QD

Mechanism of action

• dopamine D2 receptor agonist, dopamine D3 receptor agonist

More general terms

• dopaminergic receptor agonist
• pharmacologic agents for treatment of Parkinson's disease

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=4850
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=198284
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=3038520