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What is Ropinirole?

Ropinirole is an anti-Parkinson's agent used to treat the signs and symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). It is also indicated for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS).

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) 59 13
Pain in legs 2 1
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) 2 0
Other 1 0

See all 70 patients currently taking Ropinirole

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
3 23%
Mild
1 8%
None
9 69%

Most commonly reported side effects

Nausea
3 75%
Daytime sleepiness
3 75%
Fatigue
2 50%
Indigestion
2 50%
Occasional Fainting
1 25%
Pain
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Ropinirole. See all 19 dosages ►

  0.25 mg-0.5 mg-1 mg daily 0.25mg as needed 0.5mg as needed 1 mg all the time (24/7) 2 0.5mg as needed 2 2mg as needed 3mg as needed 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 20 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ropinirole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 67% Did not seem to work: 67%
Side effects too severe
1 33% Side effects too severe: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Ropinirole

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ropinirole

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

Stopped Taking Ropinirole

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
11 85%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
2 15%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 8%
Somewhat
1 8%
A little
3 23%
Not at all
8 62%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 8%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 8%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
9 69%

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Report created on March 18, 2010.