Eldepryl?
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Eldepryl?;Emsam?;Zelapar?
Brand Names: Canada:
Apo-Selegiline?;Gen-Selegiline;Mylan-Selegiline;Novo-Selegiline;Nu-Selegiline
Uses
- It is used to treat Parkinson's disease.
- It is used to treat low mood (depression).
- Selegiline helps keep chemical balance in the brain.
- With low mood (depression), sleep and eating habits may get better fast. Other signs may take up to 4 to 6 weeks to get better.
Dosing
How to take
- All products:
- Use this drug early in the day to stop sleep problems.
- Follow a diet plan. Some foods and drinks taken with higher doses of this drug may cause very risky effects such as sudden high blood pressure. To avoid these problems, get a list of foods to avoid.
- Keep a diary of your signs.
- Tablets and capsules:
- Take this drug with food.
- Oral-disintegrating tablet:
- Place on your tongue and let it melt. Water is not needed. Do not swallow it whole. Do not chew, break, or crush it.
- Do not eat or drink for at least 5 minutes after taking this drug.
- Skin patch:
- Wash your hands before and after use.
- Put patch on clean, dry, healthy skin on the chest, back, upper leg, or upper arm.
- Move the patch site with each patch.
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