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selegiline
Selegiline
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Deprenyl; Eldepryl; Emsam
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Antidepressant; Anti-aging; MAOI-B; MAOI-A (large doses)
CHEMICAL NAME
(R)-N,a-dimethyl-N-2-propynylbenzeneethanamine
DESCRIPTION
Selegiline increases the actions of dopamine in the brain by inhibiting the enzymes that break it down. After being sold for years as an anti-aging supplement and a treatment for Parkinson's disease, the FDA approved use of a Selegiline transdermal patch (Emsam) for treatment of depression in 2006.
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