... Istradefylline (Nourianz) — This add-on medication helps reduce “off” time without worsening dyskinesia. Anticholinergics such as trihexyphenidyl and benztropine mesylate — These are used alone or as add-on treatment to help with tremors, drooling, and dystonia (when a muscle stiffens). ...
Managing Parkinson's Disease Motor Fluctuations
... Istradefylline (Nourianz) — This add-on medication helps reduce “off” time without worsening dyskinesia. Anticholinergics such as trihexyphenidyl and benztropine mesylate — These are used alone or as add-on treatment to help with tremors, drooling, and dystonia (when a muscle stiffens). ...
... Medications that block these receptors, known as adenosine A2A antagonists, may help improve Parkinson’s symptoms by enhancing the effects of dopamine.Istradefylline (Nourianz) is an adenosine A2A antagonist that can be used alongside levodopa to reduce “off” times. ...
How To Treat Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonism
... Medications that block these receptors, known as adenosine A2A antagonists, may help improve Parkinson’s symptoms by enhancing the effects of dopamine.Istradefylline (Nourianz) is an adenosine A2A antagonist that can be used alongside levodopa to reduce “off” times. ...