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Also known as EMD 1195686, EMD-1195686, Xadago®, Xadago

Safinamide, sold under the brand name Xadago among others, is a medication used as treatment for Parkinson's disease with "off" episodes; it has multiple modes of action, including the inhibition of monoamine oxidase B.

Key facts

Drug.Verifiedfields
changed
Drug.Watchedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
464386010
Drug.image
Safinamide.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
250
Drug.image2
Safinamide_3D_Xtal.png
Drug.width2
230
Drug.tradename
Xadago, others
Drug.pregnancy_category
Fetal malformations in animal studies
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.ATC_prefix
N04
Drug.ATC_suffix
BD03
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_UK
POM
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.legal_EU
Rx-only

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Contraindications
  • Adverse effects
  • Overdose
  • Interactions
  • Pharmacology
  • Mechanisms of action
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • History
  • Research
  • References

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| index2_label = mesylate | CAS_number_Ref = | CAS_number = 133865-89-1 | CAS_number2 = 202825-46-5 | PubChem = 131682 | DrugBank_Ref = | DrugBank = DB06654 | IUPHAR_ligand = 8291 | ChEBI = 134718 | ChemSpiderID_Ref = | ChemSpiderID = 116349 | UNII_Ref = | UNII = 90ENL74SIG | ChEMBL_Ref = | ChEMBL = 396778 | ChEMBL2 = 48582 | KEGG = D10158 | KEGG_Ref = | KEGG2 = D10191 | KEGG2_Ref = | synonyms = EMD-1195686, PNU-15774E;(2S)-2-[[4-[(3-fluorophenyl)methoxy]phenyl] methylamino]propanamide

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