Rotigotine Explained

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Tradename:Neupro, Leganto
Dailymedid:Rotigotine
Pregnancy Au:B3
Routes Of Administration:Transdermal patch
Atc Prefix:N04
Atc Suffix:BC09
Legal Au:S4
Legal Br:C1
Legal Br Comment:[1]
Legal Us:Rx-only
Legal Eu:Rx-only
Legal Status:Rx-only
Bioavailability:37% (transdermal)
Protein Bound:92%
Metabolism:Liver (CYP-mediated)
Elimination Half-Life:5–7 hours
Excretion:Urine (71%), Feces (23%)
Cas Number:99755-59-6
Pubchem:57537
Iuphar Ligand:941
Drugbank:DB05271
Chemspiderid:51867
Unii:87T4T8BO2E
Kegg:D05768
Chembl:1303
Iupac Name:(S)-6-[Propyl(2-thiophen-2-ylethyl)amino]-5,6,7,8- tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ol
C:19
H:25
N:1
O:1
S:1
Smiles:Oc1cccc3c1CCC(N(CCC)CCc2sccc2)C3
Stdinchi:1S/C19H25NOS/c1-2-11-20(12-10-17-6-4-13-22-17)16-8-9-18-15(14-16)5-3-7-19(18)21/h3-7,13,16,21H,2,8-12,14H2,1H3
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Rotigotine, sold under the brand name Neupro among others, is a dopamine agonist of the non-ergoline class of medications indicated for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and restless legs syndrome.[2] [3] It is formulated as a once-daily transdermal patch which provides a slow and constant supply of the drug over the course of 24 hours.[2]

Like other dopamine agonists, rotigotine has been shown to possess antidepressant effects and may be useful in the treatment of depression as well.[4]

History

Initially developed at the University of Groningen in 1985 as N-0437,[5] Aderis Pharmaceuticals acquired rotigotine and continued development toward commercialization. In 1998, Aderis globally out-licensed rotigotine for development and commercialization to Schwarz Pharma,[6] which firm was acquired by UCB S.A. in 2006. Schwarz completed acquisition of full rights to rotigotine from Aderis as of 2005.[7]

The drug was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for use in Europe in 2006.[8] In 2007, the Neupro patch was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).[9] It became the first transdermal treatment of Parkinson's disease in the United States. In 2008, Schwarz Pharma recalled all Neupro patches in the United States and some in Europe because of problems with the delivery mechanism. FDA also suspended its marketing authorization after crystal formation was noted in some patches.[10] The patch was reformulated, and was reintroduced in the United States in 2012.[11]

Rotigotine was authorized as a treatment for restless legs syndrome in August 2008.[3]

Side effects

General side effects for rotigotine may include constipation, dyskinesia, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, fatigue, insomnia, somnolence, confusion, and hallucinations.[12] [13] More serious complications can include psychosis and impulse control disorders like hypersexuality, punding, and pathological gambling.[14] Mild adverse skin reactions at the patch application site may also occur.[2] [13]

Pharmacology

Rotigotine acts as a non-selective agonist of the dopamine D1, D2, D3, and, to a lesser extent, D4 and D5 receptors, with highest affinity for the D3 receptor.[15] In terms of affinity, rotigotine has 10-fold selectivity for the D3 receptor over the D2, D4, and D5 receptors and 100-fold selectivity for the D3 receptor over the D1 receptor. In functional studies however, rotigotine behaves as a full agonist of D1, D2, and D3 with similar potencies (EC50). Its ability to activate both D1-like and D2-like receptors is similar to the case of apomorphine (which notably has greater efficacy in the treatment of Parkinson's disease than D2-like-selective agonists but has suboptimal pharmacokinetic properties) and pergolide but unlike pramipexole and ropinirole.

In vitro receptor binding profile of rotigotine[16] ! Receptor !! K (nM)
83
13.5
0.71
3.9
15
5.9
5.4
176
273
338
27
135
30
86
330

All affinities listed were assayed using human materials except that for α2B-adrenergic which was done with NG 108–15 cells. Rotigotine behaves as a partial or full agonist (depending on the assay) at all dopamine receptors listed, as an antagonist at the α2B-adrenergic receptor, and as a partial agonist at the 5-HT1A receptor.[16] Though it has affinity for a large number of sites as shown above, at clinical doses rotigotine behaves mostly as a selective D1-like (D1, D5) and D2-like (D2, D3, D4) receptor agonist, with its α2B-adrenergic and 5-HT1A activity also possibly having some minor relevance.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anvisa . Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency . 31 March 2023 . RDC Nº 784 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial . Collegiate Board Resolution No. 784 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230803143925/https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/resolucao-rdc-n-784-de-31-de-marco-de-2023-474904992 . 3 August 2023 . 16 August 2023 . . pt-BR . 4 April 2023.
  2. Chen JJ, Swope DM, Dashtipour K, Lyons KE . Transdermal rotigotine: a clinically innovative dopamine-receptor agonist for the management of Parkinson's disease . Pharmacotherapy . 29 . 12 . 1452–1467 . December 2009 . 19947805 . 10.1592/phco.29.12.1452 . 40466260 .
  3. Davies S . Rotigotine for restless legs syndrome . Drugs of Today . 45 . 9 . 663–668 . September 2009 . 19956807 . 10.1358/dot.2009.45.9.1399952 .
  4. Bertaina-Anglade V, La Rochelle CD, Scheller DK . Antidepressant properties of rotigotine in experimental models of depression . European Journal of Pharmacology . 548 . 1–3 . 106–114 . October 2006 . 16959244 . 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.07.022 .
  5. Horn AS, Tepper P, Van der Weide J, Watanabe M, Grigoriadis D, Seeman P . Synthesis and radioreceptor binding activity of N-0437, a new, extremely potent and selective D2 dopamine receptor agonist . Pharmaceutisch Weekblad. Scientific Edition . 7 . 5 . 208–211 . October 1985 . 2933633 . 10.1007/bf02307578 . 8847550 .
  6. Development & Commercialization of rotigotine by Aderis (Aderis Pharmaceuticals making a reference for the commercialization of rotigotine)
  7. Web site: SCHWARZ PHARMA ACQUIRES REMAINING RIGHTS TO ROTIGOTINE FROM ADERIS FDAnews . 11 August 2022 . www.fdanews.com .
  8. Web site: Neupro EPAR . European Medicines Agency . 17 September 2018 . 2 March 2020.
  9. Web site: PubChem . Rotigotine . 11 August 2022 . pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov .
  10. Zhou CQ, Li SS, Chen ZM, Li FQ, Lei P, Peng GG . Rotigotine transdermal patch in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis . PLOS ONE . 8 . 7 . e69738 . 23 July 2013 . 23936090 . 3720658 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0069738 . 2013PLoSO...869738Z . free .
  11. Web site: Neupro Patch Re-launches in the US . 12 September 2012 . 23 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160323100931/http://www.pdf.org/en/media_pr/release/pr_1342559027 . dead .
  12. Kulisevsky J, Pagonabarraga J . Tolerability and safety of ropinirole versus other dopamine agonists and levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials . Drug Safety . 33 . 2 . 147–161 . February 2010 . 20082541 . 10.2165/11319860-000000000-00000 . 34876593 .
  13. Parkinson Study Group . A controlled trial of rotigotine monotherapy in early Parkinson's disease . Archives of Neurology . 60 . 12 . 1721–1728 . December 2003 . 14676046 . 10.1001/archneur.60.12.1721 . free .
  14. Wingo TS, Evatt M, Scott B, Freeman A, Stacy M . Impulse control disorders arising in 3 patients treated with rotigotine . Clinical Neuropharmacology . 32 . 2 . 59–62 . 2009 . 18978496 . 10.1097/WNF.0B013E3181684542 . 23942499 .
  15. Wood M, Dubois V, Scheller D, Gillard M . Rotigotine is a potent agonist at dopamine D1 receptors as well as at dopamine D2 and D3 receptors . British Journal of Pharmacology . 172 . 4 . 1124–1135 . February 2015 . 25339241 . 4314200 . 10.1111/bph.12988 .
  16. Scheller D, Ullmer C, Berkels R, Gwarek M, Lübbert H . The in vitro receptor profile of rotigotine: a new agent for the treatment of Parkinson's disease . Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology . 379 . 1 . 73–86 . January 2009 . 18704368 . 10.1007/s00210-008-0341-4 . 25112443 .