PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - , TI - ▼ Safinamide for Parkinson’s disease AID - 10.1136/dtb.2018.5.0623 DP - 2018 May 01 TA - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin PG - 54--57 VI - 56 IP - 5 4099 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/56/5/54.short 4100 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/56/5/54.full SO - Drug Ther Bull2018 May 01; 56 AB - ▼ Safinamide (Xadago - Zambon S.p.A) is a monoamine-oxidase B (MAO-B) inhibitor licensed as add-on therapy for people with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease who are experiencing motor fluctuations with levodopa.1 Currently there is no cure for Parkinson’s disease and drugs are used to reduce motor symptoms and improve daily activities.2,3 Here, we review the evidence for this MAO-B inhibitor.