Ropinirole Pharmacology
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Ropinirole (Requip) is a dopamine agonist that can be used in Parkinson's disease and Restless Legs Syndrome.
Dopamine agonists like ropinirole can worsen psychiatric symptoms in some patients by causing hallucinations, and obsessive/compulsive symptoms.
Nausea, vomiting, hypotension, and fatigue are the most common adverse effects of ropinirole.
Ropinirole has drug interactions with antipsychotics and CYP1A2 inhibitors. I discuss these in greater detail in this podcast episode.
Ropinirole Pharmacology