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Is Rasagiline The Same As Azilect?

Posted on Tue, 30 May 2017

Question: I have parkinsons and take Azilect along with sinemet. I have a very sensitive stomach, but have not had issues with the azilect. Now my insurer tells me to switch from azilect to rasagiline. I see a side effect of rasagiline is nausea. But also see rasagiline called the generic azilect. My question is, are they basically the same medication.

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Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
They both are the same medication

Detailed Answer:
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Azilect and genetic Rasagiline are the same medication.
So if you tolerated azilect well, there will be no problem switching to genetic Rasagiline.

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Dr.Lekshmi

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