Parkinson's Disease Drugs

Official Ninja Nerd Website: https://ninjanerd.org You can find the NOTES and ILLUSTRATIONS for this lecture on our website at: https://www.ninjanerd.org/lecture/par... Ninja Nerds! In this lecture Professor Zach Murphy will be presenting on Parkinson's Disease Medications. During this lecture we will start by reviewing the Basal Ganglia Anatomy and Physiology. We will also be reviewing the direct and indirect pathway that is affected with Parkinson's disease. We will then transition into the various drug categories used to treat Parkinson's which includes Levodopa or L-Dopa, Dopamine Agonists, COMT inhibitors, MAO-B inhibitors, Amantadine, and Anticholinergics. We hope you enjoy this lecture and be sure to support us below! Table of Contents: 0:00 Lab 0:07 Parkinson’s Disease Medications Introduction 1:20 Basal Ganglia Anatomy 4:23 Direct vs. Indirect Pathway 18:23 Pathophysiology of Parkinson’s Disease 21:26 Drug Classes for Parkinson’s Disease 24:36 Mechanism of Action 38:51 L-Dopa + Carbidopa 1:00:22 Dopamine Agonists 1:06:08 COMT-Inhibitors 1:11:39 MAO-B-Inhibitors 1:20:12 Amantadine 1:27:10 Anticholinergics 1:31:18 PD Medications - Practice Problems 1:36:13 Comment, Like, SUBSCRIBE! Supplemental Lectures: Basal Ganglia -    • Neurology | Basal Ganglia Anatomy & Functi...   Pharmacology Source: Whalen, Karen. Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology (Lippincott Illustrated Reviews Series). Wolters Kluwer Health. Kindle Edition. 🌐 Official Links Website: https://www.ninjanerd.org Podcast: https://podcast.ninjanerd.org Store: https://merch.ninjanerd.org 📱 Social Media   / ninjanerdlectures     / ninjanerdlectures     / ninjanerdlectures   https://x.com/ninjanerdsci/   / ninja-nerd   💬 Join Our Community Discord:   / discord   #ninjanerd #parkinsonsdisease #pharmacology