Safety and effectiveness of rasagiline in patients with Parkinson's disease in Japan: a post-marketing surveillance study.

BACKGROUND

Rasagiline is a monoamine oxidase B inhibitor for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). This study assessed the safety and effectiveness of rasagiline in patients with PD in routine clinical practice in Japan.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND

METHODS

This multicenter, prospective, observational study (148 sites) enrolled patients (1 November 2018-31 October 2020) with PD. Patients received rasagiline orally 1 mg once daily; maximum observation period was 24 months. The incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) was evaluated; effectiveness was assessed using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) Part III total score.

RESULTS

The safety analysis set comprised 961 patients (mean age, 72.50 years; 53.80% female; mean duration of PD, 6.82 years). Mean treatment duration was 14.74 months, with 42.25% receiving rasagiline for ≥ 19 months; 189 (19.67%) had ≥ 1 ADR. Common ADRs were dyskinesia (4.06%), orthostatic hypotension (2.29%), hallucination (1.87%), visual hallucination, nausea, fall (1.56% each), dizziness (1.35%), and somnolence (1.25%). Mean (standard deviation) UPDRS Part III total score was 28.5 (14.35) at baseline and 25.5 (14.98) at the final assessment.

CONCLUSIONS

No new concerns in safety and effectiveness regarding rasagiline in Japanese patients with PD were raised.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03727139; Japan Pharmaceutical Information Center Clinical Trials Information: JapicCTI-184181.