Lurasidone Hydrochloride and Zelapar

• Generic Name: lurasidone
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Latuda

Acute treatment of schizophrenia in adults.

American Psychiatric Association (APA) considers most atypical antipsychotic agents first-line drugs for management of the acute phase of schizophrenia (including first psychotic episodes).

Patients who do not respond to or tolerate one drug may be successfully treated with an agent from a different class or with a different adverse effect profile.

Treatment (alone or in combination with lithium or valproate) of major depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder (bipolar depression).

Appears less likely to cause weight gain and to adversely affect metabolic parameters than some other atypical antipsychotic agents (e.g., olanzapine, quetiapine). Consider as alternative therapy in patients at higher risk of metabolic abnormalities (e.g., those with diabetes mellitus or hyperlipidemia).

Manufacturer states that efficacy of lurasidone in the treatment of mania associated with bipolar disorder has not been established.

• Generic Name: selegiline
• Dosage Forms: orally disintegrating tablet
• Other Brand Names: Eldepryl, Zelapar, Emsam

Zelapar (selegiline) prevents the breakdown of a chemical in your brain called dopamine. Low levels of dopamine are associated with Parkinson's disease.

Zelapar is used along with carbidopa and levodopa to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It works by helping levodopa to work against Parkinson disease for a longer period of time.

Zelapar may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.