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Important Safety Information

Zelapar® is a special formulation of the drug selegiline that adds more active hours for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Doctors may recommend adding Zelapar to levodopa/carbidopa treatment when patients are experiencing a reduced response to this therapy.

Do not take Zelapar if you are allergic to selegiline or any of the other ingredients in Zelapar. Zelapar should not be taken with certain medications. Discuss any medicine you are taking with your doctor. Zelapar should not be taken with meperedine (DEMEROL®) or other opiods. Rare cases of high blood pressure have been associated with taking conventional forms of selegiline with foods containing tyramine. Zelapar may cause you to have low blood pressure when you stand (this is more common in older patients than in younger ones). If you are pregnant, you must speak to your doctor about whether to take Zelapar. (Zelapar should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit to the mother justifies the potential risk to the fetus.) Do not take more than 2 tablets (2.5 mg) a day.

Zelapar was very well tolerated in clinical trials. The most commonly reported side effects were dizziness, nausea, pain, headache, trouble sleeping, runny nose, involuntary movements, back pain, skin disorders, mouth inflammation, and upper stomach pain. In addition, 5.2% of patients discontinued Zelapar therapy due to side effects (vs. 1% with placebo).

You may need your levodopa dose reduced after starting Zelapar therapy. Be sure to speak with your doctor if you experience any side effects.

Please see accompanying complete prescribing information.