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Neupro vs Northera

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Safety signalsNorthera has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Neupro based on FDA-approved prescribing information

Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Northera but not Neupro, including UnitedHealthcare

Category

Neupro

Northera

At A Glance

RouteTransdermal patch

FrequencyDaily

ClassDopamine agonist

RouteOral

FrequencyThree times daily

ClassNorepinephrine prodrug

Indications

Parkinson Disease
Restless Legs Syndrome

Parkinson Disease
Multiple System Atrophy
Pure Autonomic Failure
dopamine beta hydroxylase deficiency
Autonomic neuropathy

Dosing

Parkinson Disease Early-stage: start 2 mg/24 hours, increase by 2 mg/24 hours weekly, max 6 mg/24 hours; advanced-stage: start 4 mg/24 hours, increase by 2 mg/24 hours weekly, max 8 mg/24 hours; applied transdermally once daily.

Restless Legs Syndrome Start 1 mg/24 hours, increase by 1 mg/24 hours weekly as needed, max 3 mg/24 hours; applied transdermally once daily.

Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Pure Autonomic Failure, dopamine beta hydroxylase deficiency, Autonomic neuropathy Starting dose 100 mg orally three times daily (upon arising, at midday, and in the late afternoon at least 3 hours before bedtime); titrate in increments of 100 mg three times daily every 24-48 hours to a maximum of 600 mg three times daily (1,800 mg/day total).

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to rotigotine or any component of the transdermal system

History of hypersensitivity to droxidopa or any of its ingredients

Drug Interactions

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Adverse Reactions

Most common (>=5% above placebo) Application site reactions, nausea, somnolence, dizziness, vomiting, disturbances in initiating and maintaining sleep, peripheral edema, dyskinesia, headache, hyperhidrosis, anorexia, visual disturbance

Serious Sulfite sensitivity, falling asleep during activities of daily living, hallucinations/psychosis, symptomatic hypotension, syncope, impulse control/compulsive behaviors, elevation of blood pressure and heart rate, weight gain and fluid retention, dyskinesia, augmentation and rebound in RLS, hyperpyrexia and confusion, withdrawal symptoms, fibrotic complications

Postmarketing Withdrawal symptoms, dropped head syndrome, rhabdomyolysis

Most common (>5%) Headache, dizziness, nausea, hypertension

Serious Supine hypertension, hyperpyrexia and confusion, exacerbation of ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias, congestive heart failure

Postmarketing Chest pain, blurred vision, pancreatitis, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, cerebrovascular accident, psychosis, hallucination, delirium, agitation, memory disorder

Pharmacology

Rotigotine is a non-ergoline dopamine agonist thought to exert its therapeutic effects by stimulating dopamine receptors within the caudate-putamen in Parkinson's disease and dopamine receptors in Restless Legs Syndrome.

Droxidopa is a synthetic amino acid analog directly metabolized to norepinephrine by dopa-decarboxylase; norepinephrine increases blood pressure by inducing peripheral arterial and venous vasoconstriction.

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