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What is Pramipexole?

Pramipexole is an anti-Parkinson's agent that is used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's Disease, such as stiffness, tremors, muscle spasms, and poor muscle control and for moderate to severe primary restless legs syndrome. Off label it is used for the treatment of depression.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) 32 7
Fibromyalgia 4 2
Other 2 0
Sleep deprivation 2 1
Parkinson's Disease 1 0
restless leg syndrome 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 25%
Mild
2 25%
None
4 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
3 38%
pain,depression,fatigue
2 25%
Insomnia
2 25%
Visual hallucinations
1 13%
Weight gain
1 13%
Nausea
1 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  0.125mg as needed 0.125 mg daily 0.25 mg daily 0.375 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 4.5 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 12 Number of Patients: 12 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 9 Number of Patients: 9 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pramipexole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Expense
1 25% Expense: 25%
Personal research
1 25% Personal research: 25%
Doctor's advice
1 25% Doctor's advice: 25%
Side effects too severe
1 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Other
1 25% Other: 25%
Course of treatment ended
1 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%
Not indicated
1 25% Not indicated: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Pramipexole

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Pramipexole

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
5
11
7
9

Stopped Taking Pramipexole

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
0
1
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
7 88%
Usually
1 13%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 13%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 13%
Not at all
6 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 13%
$25-49
2 25%
< $25
2 25%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.