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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 Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) 38 11
General Leg Pain 2 1
Other 1 0
Periodic Limb Movement Disorderder (PLMD) 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
3 25%
Mild
1 8%
None
8 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Nausea
3 25%
Daytime sleepiness
3 25%
Fatigue
2 17%
Indigestion
2 17%
Muscle cramps
1 8%
Occasional Fainting
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Ropinirole. See all 16 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 2mg as needed 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 1 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 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 11 Number of Patients: 11 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 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
1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Side effects too severe
1 50% Side effects too severe: 50%

See all 2 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
0
1
4
10
9
10

Stopped Taking Ropinirole

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
11 92%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 8%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 8%
Somewhat
1 8%
A little
2 17%
Not at all
8 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 8%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 8%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
8 67%

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Report created on November 24, 2009.