Rotigotine
Approved · EMAAlso known as Neupro, Rotigotina, (6S)-6-(propyl(2-(2-thienyl)ethyl)amino)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenol.
Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.
Overnight switch from ropinirole to transdermal rotigotine patch in patients with Parkinson disease.
Profile
Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.
Regulatory timeline
The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.
Indication: Parkinson's disease: Neupro is indicated for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of early-stage idiopathic Parkinson's disease as monotherapy (i.e. without levodopa) or in… Show full indicationShow less
Parkinson's disease: Neupro is indicated for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of early-stage idiopathic Parkinson's disease as monotherapy (i.e. without levodopa) or in combination with levodopa, i.e. over the course of the disease, through to late stages when the effect of levodopa wears off or becomes inconsistent and fluctuations of the therapeutic effect occur (end of dose or 'on-off' fluctuations). Restless-legs syndrome: Neupro is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of moderate to severe idiopathic restless-legs syndrome in adults.
Contains information from the European Medicines Agency (European Medicines Agency), © EMA, reused under CC BY 4.0.
Clinical trials
The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.
Late-stage studies
Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.
Recent completions
Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.
Research activity
Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.
Major research themes2
Journals, researchers & institutions
- BMC neurology2
- Sleep medicine2
- Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy1
- Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)1
- Parkinsonism & related disorders1
- The Lancet. Neurology1
- Boroojerdi B4
- Schollmayer E4
- Högl B3
- Kohnen R3
- Stiasny-Kolster K3
- Trenkwalder C3
- Beneš H2
- García-Borreguero D2
- Center for Neurological Health1
- Department of Neurology and Movement Disorder Center1
- Innsbruck Medical University1
- Philipps Universität1
- Philipps-Universität1
- University Bonn1
- RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
- ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
- Europe PMC — research literature
- ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
- Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.