FLUORODOPA F18

Peak

fluorodopa f18

NDAINTRAVENOUSSOLUTION
Approved
Oct 2019
Lifecycle
Peak
Competitive Pressure
30/100

Mechanism of Action

12.1 Mechanism of Action In dopaminergic nerve terminals in the brain, Fluorodopa (FDOPA) F 18 is decarboxylated by amino acid decarboxylase to Fluorodopamine (FDA) F 18 and stored in presynaptic vesicles in the brain. The accumulation of F 18 FDA in the striatum is visually detected in the PET…