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What is Mirapex?

Mirapex is a brand name for pramipexole. It is used to treat Parkinson's Disease symptoms, such as stiffness, tremors, muscle spasms, and poor muscle control; also used to treat restless legs syndrome.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
15 15%
Moderate
36 36%
Mild
23 23%
None
26 26%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
52 52%
Weight gain
31 31%
Insomnia
25 25%
Vivid dreams
18 18%
Forgetfulness
18 18%
Nausea
11 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Mirapex. See all 48 dosages ►

  0 1mg as needed 0.5 mg all the time (24/7) 1.5 mg all the time (24/7) 1.5mg as needed 3 0.125mg as needed 3 1mg as needed daily 0.025 mg daily 0.125 mg daily 0.15 mg daily 0.25 mg daily 0.3 mg daily 0.3125 mg daily 0.375 mg daily 0.5 daily 0.5 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 0.875 mg daily 1 daily 1 mg daily 1.08 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 1.5 daily 1.5 mg daily 1.75 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.25 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 2.8 mg daily 3 daily 3 mg daily 3.25 mg daily 3.75 daily 3.75 mg daily 4 mg daily 4.25 mg daily 4.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 6.5 mg daily 9 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 other daily 225 mg daily 300 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 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 61 Number of Patients: 61 2 Number of Patients: 2 13 Number of Patients: 13 15 Number of Patients: 15 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 67 Number of Patients: 67 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 61 Number of Patients: 61 4 Number of Patients: 4 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Mirapex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
69 56% Side effects too severe: 56%
Did not seem to work
31 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice
31 25% Doctor's advice: 25%
Other
16 13% Other: 13%
Not indicated
12 10% Not indicated: 10%
Expense
4 3% Expense: 3%
Personal research
3 2% Personal research: 2%
Course of treatment ended
2 2% Course of treatment ended: 2%

See all 121 patients who’ve stopped taking Mirapex

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Mirapex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
9
14
27
51
104

Stopped Taking Mirapex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
8
13
19
28
22
32

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
66 66%
Usually
31 31%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
7 7%
Somewhat
22 22%
A little
27 27%
Not at all
44 44%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 2%
$100-199
6 6%
$50-99
9 9%
$25-49
12 12%
< $25
36 36%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.