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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C12H13N
Molecular Weight 171.2383
Optical Activity ( + )
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of RASAGILINE

SMILES

C#CCN[C@@H]1CCC2=CC=CC=C12

InChI

InChIKey=RUOKEQAAGRXIBM-GFCCVEGCSA-N
InChI=1S/C12H13N/c1-2-9-13-12-8-7-10-5-3-4-6-11(10)12/h1,3-6,12-13H,7-9H2/t12-/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C12H13N
Molecular Weight 171.2383
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Rasagiline (N-propargyl-1-(R)-aminoindan) is a selective, irreversible monoamine oxidase B (MAO B) inhibitor, which has been developed as an anti-Parkinson drug and was sold as a mesylate salt under brand name AZILECT. AZILECT is indicated for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) as initial monotherapy and as adjunct therapy to levodopa. The effectiveness of AZILECT was demonstrated in patients with early Parkinson’s disease who were receiving AZILECT as monotherapy and who were not receiving any concomitant dopaminergic therapy. The effectiveness of AZILECT as adjunct therapy was demonstrated in patients with Parkinson’s disease who were treated with levodopa. PD is a progressive neurodegenerative, dopamine deficiency disorder. The main therapeutic strategies for PD treatment relies on dopamine precursors (levodopa), inhibition of dopamine metabolism (monoamine oxidase [MAO] B and catechol-O-methyl transferase inhibitors), and dopamine receptor agonists. In contrast to selegiline, rasagiline is not metabolized to potentially toxic amphetamine metabolites. The precise mechanisms of action of rasagiline is unknown. One mechanism is believed to be related to its MAO-B inhibitory activity, which causes an increase in extracellular levels of dopamine in the striatum.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
AZILECT

Approved Use

AZILECT (rasagiline tablets) is indicated for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD). AZILECT, a monoamine oxidase (MAO)-B inhibitor (MAOI), is indicated for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (1)

Launch Date

2006
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
56.13 ng/mL
10 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
RASAGILINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
53.53 ng × h/mL
10 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
RASAGILINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3.17 h
10 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 10 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
RASAGILINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
2.5 mg single, transdermal
Dose: 2.5 mg
Route: transdermal
Route: single
Dose: 2.5 mg
Sources:
healthy, 22–25 years
n = 4
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 22–25 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 4
Sources:
2 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 2 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 2 mg
Sources:
healthy, 33 years
n = 16
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 33 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 16
Sources:
2 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 2 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 2 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 33 years
n = 16
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 33 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 16
Sources:
Other AEs: Ear discomfort, Musculoskeletal pain...
Other AEs:
Ear discomfort (1 patient)
Musculoskeletal pain (1 patient)
Sources:
4 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 4 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 4 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 62.0 years
n = 14
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Early Parkinson’s Disease
Age Group: 62.0 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 14
Sources:
100 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 100 mg
Sources:
unknown, adult
n = 1
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Serotonin syndrome...
3 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Overdose
Dose: 3 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 3 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unknown, adult
n = 1
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Hypertension, Orthostatic hypotension...
Other AEs:
Hypertension (1 patient)
Orthostatic hypotension (1 patient)
Sources:
1 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Recommended
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 149
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Parkinson’s disease
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 149
Sources:
Disc. AE: Hallucinations...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Hallucinations
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Ear discomfort 1 patient
2 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 2 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 2 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 33 years
n = 16
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 33 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 16
Sources:
Musculoskeletal pain 1 patient
2 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 2 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 2 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 33 years
n = 16
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 33 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 16
Sources:
Serotonin syndrome 1 patient
100 mg single, oral
Overdose
Dose: 100 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 100 mg
Sources:
unknown, adult
n = 1
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Hypertension 1 patient
3 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Overdose
Dose: 3 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 3 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unknown, adult
n = 1
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Orthostatic hypotension 1 patient
3 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Overdose
Dose: 3 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 3 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unknown, adult
n = 1
Health Status: unknown
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Hallucinations Disc. AE
1 mg 1 times / day steady, oral
Recommended
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: steady
Dose: 1 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 149
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Parkinson’s disease
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 149
Sources:
Overview

Overview

OverviewOther

Drug as perpetrator​Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
major
yes (co-administration study)
Comment: ciprofloxacin increased rasagiline AUC by 83%
Page: 56, 57, 69
no
no
no (co-administration study)
Comment: hesperetin and narigenin enhanced the systemic exposure of rasagiline not through P-gp
Tox targets

Tox targets

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
The anti-Parkinson drug rasagiline and its cholinesterase inhibitor derivatives exert neuroprotection unrelated to MAO inhibition in cell culture and in vivo.
2001 Jun
Neuroprotective and neurotoxic effects of monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors and derived metabolites under ischemia in PC12 cells.
2002 Jan 11
Test-retest reliability of the unified Parkinson's disease rating scale in patients with early Parkinson's disease: results from a multicenter clinical trial.
2002 Jul
An anti-Parkinson's disease drug, N-propargyl-1(R)-aminoindan (rasagiline), enhances expression of anti-apoptotic bcl-2 in human dopaminergic SH-SY5Y cells.
2002 Jun 28
Mitochondria determine the survival and death in apoptosis by an endogenous neurotoxin, N-methyl(R)salsolinol, and neuroprotection by propargylamines.
2002 May
Rasagiline. Teva Pharmaceutical.
2002 May
Novel dual inhibitors of AChE and MAO derived from hydroxy aminoindan and phenethylamine as potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
2002 Nov 21
Involvement of MAP kinase in the regulation of amyloid precursor protein processing by novel cholinesterase inhibitors derived from rasagiline.
2002 Oct
Neuroprotection by propargylamines in Parkinson's disease: suppression of apoptosis and induction of prosurvival genes.
2002 Sep-Oct
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors l-deprenyl and clorgyline protect nonmalignant human cells from ionising radiation and chemotherapy toxicity.
2003 Nov 17
The essentiality of Bcl-2, PKC and proteasome-ubiquitin complex activations in the neuroprotective-antiapoptotic action of the anti-Parkinson drug, rasagiline.
2003 Oct 15
Recent approaches to novel anti-Alzheimer therapy.
2004
A controlled, randomized, delayed-start study of rasagiline in early Parkinson disease.
2004 Apr
Contrasting neuroprotective and neurotoxic actions of respective metabolites of anti-Parkinson drugs rasagiline and selegiline.
2004 Jan 30
Rasagiline enhances L-DOPA-induced contralateral turning in the unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned guinea-pig.
2004 Jul
Regulation of protein kinase C by the anti-Parkinson drug, MAO-B inhibitor, rasagiline and its derivatives, in vivo.
2004 Jun
Neuroprotective effect of rasagiline in a rodent model of Parkinson's disease.
2004 Jun
Crystal structures of monoamine oxidase B in complex with four inhibitors of the N-propargylaminoindan class.
2004 Mar 25
Tolerability, safety, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics of rasagiline: a potent, selective, and irreversible monoamine oxidase type B inhibitor.
2004 Oct
[The early therapy challenge].
2005
Alternatives to levodopa in the initial treatment of early Parkinson's disease.
2005
Rasagiline.
2005
Rasagiline.
2005 Aug
Neuroprotective effect of rasagiline, a monoamine oxidase-B inhibitor, on spontaneous cell degeneration in a rat model.
2005 Aug
Binding of rasagiline-related inhibitors to human monoamine oxidases: a kinetic and crystallographic analysis.
2005 Dec 29
[Rasagiline. A new monoamine oxidase b inhibitor for Parkinson treatment].
2005 Jul
Parkinson's disease. Diagnosis and the initiation of therapy.
2005 Jun
Rasagiline for motor complications in Parkinson's disease.
2005 Mar 12-18
Evidence-based medical review update: pharmacological and surgical treatments of Parkinson's disease: 2001 to 2004.
2005 May
Recent advances in Parkinson's disease therapy: use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
2005 Nov
Regulation of Bcl-2 family proteins, neurotrophic factors, and APP processing in the neurorescue activity of propargylamine.
2005 Nov
Novel potential neuroprotective agents with both iron chelating and amino acid-based derivatives targeting central nervous system neurons.
2005 Nov 25
In vivo measurement of brain monoamine oxidase B occupancy by rasagiline, using (11)C-l-deprenyl and PET.
2005 Oct
Rasagiline: defining the role of a novel therapy in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
2006 Feb
Rationale for considering that propargylamines might be neuroprotective in Parkinson's disease.
2006 May 23
Safety of rasagiline in elderly patients with Parkinson disease.
2006 May 9
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Monotherapy: the recommended AZILECT (RASAGILINE MESYLATE) dose for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease patients is 1 mg administered once daily. Adjunctive Therapy: the recommended initial dose is 0.5 mg administered once daily. If a sufficient clinical response is not achieved, the dose may be increased to 1 mg administered once daily. Change of levodopa dose in adjunct therapy: When AZILECT is used in combination with levodopa, a reduction of the levodopa dosage may be considered based upon individual response. During the controlled trials of AZILECT as adjunct therapy to levodopa, levodopa dosage was reduced in some patients. In clinical studies, dosage reduction of levodopa was allowed within the first 6 weeks if dopaminergic side effects, including dyskinesia and hallucinations, emerged.
Route of Administration: Oral
The present series of in vitro experiments using the rat hippocampal slice preparation deals with effects of rasagiline and its metabolite R-(-)-aminoindan on the pyramidal cell response after electric stimulation of the Schaffer Collaterals in comparison to selegiline, another MAO B inhibitor. During the first series, this response was attenuated in the presence of rasagiline and aminoindan-to a lesser degree of selegiline-in a concentration dependent manner (5-50 μM) after single stimuli as well as under theta burst stimulation (TBS). The presence of rasagiline and aminoindan, but rarely the presence of selegiline, prevented this break down. Following glutamate receptor mediated enhancements of neuronal transmission in a second series of experiments very clear differences could be observed in comparison to the action of selegiline: NMDA receptor, AMPA receptor as well as metabotropic glutamate receptor mediated increases of transmission were concentration dependently (0,3 - 2 μM) antagonized by rasagiline and aminoindan, but not by selegiline. On the opposite, only selegiline attenuated kainate receptor mediated increases of excitability. Thus, both monoamino oxidase (MAO) B inhibitors show attenuation of glutamatergic transmission in the hippocampus but interfere with different receptor mediated excitatory modulations at low concentrations.
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Name Type Language
RASAGILINE
EMA EPAR   HSDB   INN   MI   USAN   VANDF   WHO-DD  
USAN   INN  
Official Name English
1H-INDEN-1-AMINE, 2,3-DIHYDRO-N-2-PROPYN-1-YL-, (1R)-
Systematic Name English
AGN-1135
Code English
NSC-759639
Code English
rasagiline [INN]
Common Name English
RASAGILINE [HSDB]
Common Name English
RASAGILINE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
(R)-(+)-RASAGILINE
Common Name English
RASAGILINE [VANDF]
Common Name English
TV-1030
Code English
(1R)-2,3-DIHYDRO-N-2-PROPYN-1-YL-1H-INDEN-1-AMINE
Systematic Name English
1H-INDEN-1-AMINE, 2,3-DIHYDRO-N-2-PROPYNYL-, (R)-
Systematic Name English
RASAGILINE [MI]
Common Name English
RASAGILINE [EMA EPAR]
Common Name English
1H-INDEN-1-AMINE, 2,3-DIHYDRO-N-2-PROPYNYL-, (1R)-
Systematic Name English
Rasagiline [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
RASAGILINE [USAN]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C38149
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WHO-ATC N04BD02
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NDF-RT N0000175744
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LIVERTOX NBK547919
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NDF-RT N0000000184
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NCI_THESAURUS C667
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WHO-VATC QN04BD02
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Code System Code Type Description
MERCK INDEX
m9504
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EVMPD
SUB10261MIG
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RXCUI
134748
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CAS
136236-51-6
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FDA UNII
003N66TS6T
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID3041112
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INN
7151
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CHEBI
63620
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WIKIPEDIA
RASAGILINE
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MESH
C031967
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PUBCHEM
3052776
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DRUG BANK
DB01367
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DAILYMED
003N66TS6T
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IUPHAR
6641
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HSDB
7699
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LACTMED
Rasagiline
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL887
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NCI_THESAURUS
C66510
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DRUG CENTRAL
3521
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USAN
YY-124
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NSC
759639
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SMS_ID
100000089182
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