APOKYN

This brand name is authorized in Japan, United States

Active ingredients

The drug APOKYN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Apomorphine
UNII F39049Y068 - APOMORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Apomorphine is a direct stimulant of dopamine receptors and while possessing both D1 and D2 receptor agonist properties does not share transport or metabolic pathways with levodopa. Its actions on parkinsonian motor disability are likely to be mediated at post-synaptic receptor sites.

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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 Identifier(s): 1169400G1028
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 27505-004

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