Rasalect Tablet 0.5 mg

Rasalect Tablet 0.5 mg contains 0.5 mg of rasagiline in each tablet. It is an anti-Parkinsonian medicine called a monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitor. Doctors use Rasalect Tablet 0.5 mg to help treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, such as stiffness, slowness of movement, and tremor. It may be used alone or together with levodopa depending on the treatment plan.

How it works: Rasagiline helps protect dopamine in the brain by blocking MAO-B, an enzyme that breaks dopamine down. With more dopamine available, Rasalect Tablet 0.5 mg can help improve movement symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

Rasalect Tablet 0.5 mg is the lower-strength rasagiline tablet compared with Rasalect Tablet 1 mg. This strength is often chosen when a doctor wants a more gradual approach, when a lower dose is appropriate, or when a patient needs the 0.5 mg daily dose because of other medicines or tolerability. The Rasalect Tablet 0.5 mg strength is not meant to be switched on your own with the 1 mg tablet.

• Parkinson’s disease symptom control
• Monotherapy in early Parkinson’s disease
• Add-on treatment with levodopa
• Help with slowness, stiffness, and tremor

• Swallow Rasalect Tablet 0.5 mg whole with water; do not crush, split, or chew unless your doctor specifically tells you to.
• Take it at the same time each day to help you remember.
• It may be taken with or without food.
• Follow your doctor’s exact schedule; do not take extra tablets to make up for a missed dose.
• If your doctor changes you from 0.5 mg to another strength, use only the strength prescribed for that day.
• Avoid taking it with over-the-counter cough, cold, or decongestant products unless a pharmacist or doctor says they are safe.

Each Rasalect Tablet 0.5 mg provides 0.5 mg of rasagiline per tablet. Depending on your condition and other medicines, a doctor may prescribe 0.5 mg once daily or increase the dose to 1 mg once daily; the usual maximum is 1 mg per day. Your prescriber decides the right dose and duration for you, and you should not adjust the Rasalect Tablet 0.5 mg dose on your own.

Do not change your dose or stop the medicine without speaking to your doctor.

Common side effects of Rasagiline may include:

• Headache
• Joint pain
• Indigestion or stomach upset
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Sleep problems or insomnia
• Accidental injury or falls, especially if taken with levodopa

• Tell your doctor if you already take levodopa, because Rasalect Tablet 0.5 mg can increase levodopa side effects such as involuntary movements.
• Do not use it with many antidepressants, opioids, or stimulant medicines unless your prescriber has checked for safety.
• Use caution with blood pressure problems; this medicine can affect blood pressure and dizziness may occur.
• Avoid driving or hazardous activities until you know how Rasalect Tablet 0.5 mg affects alertness and coordination.
• Limit alcohol if it worsens dizziness, sleepiness, or balance problems.
• Tell your doctor about liver disease before starting, because rasagiline may not be appropriate for some liver conditions.
• Get urgent help for severe headache, chest pain, fainting, fever, confusion, or signs of serotonin syndrome.

• Antidepressants such as SSRIs, SNRIs, tricyclics, and MAO inhibitors
• Certain opioid pain medicines such as meperidine, tramadol, methadone, and related drugs
• Dextromethorphan-containing cough medicines
• Sympathomimetics and decongestants such as pseudoephedrine or phenylephrine
• Levodopa and dopamine medicines, which may increase movement side effects

Store Rasalect Tablet 0.5 mg in its original strip/box at room temperature, away from moisture, heat, and out of reach of children.