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What is Requip?

Requip is a brand name for ropinirole, an antiparkinson's drug that is used in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease. It is also approved for use in the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary restless legs syndrome (RLS).

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
13 21%
Moderate
23 37%
Mild
18 29%
None
9 14%

Most commonly reported side effects

Daytime sleepiness
34 54%
Fatigue
25 40%
Nausea
23 37%
swollen feet and ankles
17 27%
Muscle cramps
10 16%
lack of concentration
10 16%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Requip. See all 30 dosages ►

  0.25mg as needed 2mg as needed daily 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.25 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 7 mg daily 8 mg daily 9 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 15 mg daily 16 mg daily 18 mg daily 20 mg daily 21 mg daily 22 mg daily 24 mg daily 25 mg daily 28 mg daily 54 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 9 Number of Patients: 9 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 28 Number of Patients: 28 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 21 Number of Patients: 21 2 Number of Patients: 2 27 Number of Patients: 27 18 Number of Patients: 18 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Requip (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
54 46% Side effects too severe: 46%
Doctor's advice
27 23% Doctor's advice: 23%
Did not seem to work
26 22% Did not seem to work: 22%
Other
22 19% Other: 19%
Not indicated
6 5% Not indicated: 5%
Personal research
4 3% Personal research: 3%
Expense
3 3% Expense: 3%
Course of treatment ended
3 3% Course of treatment ended: 3%

See all 115 patients who’ve stopped taking Requip

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Requip

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
8
15
19
54

Stopped Taking Requip

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
18
25
24
15
27

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
45 71%
Usually
13 21%
Sometimes
4 6%
Never
1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
5 8%
Somewhat
12 19%
A little
16 25%
Not at all
30 48%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
3 5%
$100-199
1 2%
$50-99
2 3%
$25-49
11 17%
< $25
23 37%

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

Report created on November 24, 2009.