name: | Tropatepine |
ATC code: | N04AA12 | route: | oral |
n-compartments | 1 |
Tropatepine is a central anticholinergic drug used primarily in the management of Parkinson's disease and various parkinsonian syndromes for the treatment of drug-induced extrapyramidal symptoms. Its use today is limited and it is not widely available, having been largely replaced by safer or more effective antiparkinsonian agents.
Pharmacokinetic parameters for tropatepine have not been determined in published clinical or pharmacokinetic studies. The following parameters are estimated based on values typical for similar anticholinergic drugs.