What is Rotigotine?
Rotigotine, a dopamine agonist drug delivered slowly across the skin by means of a transdermal patch, worn for 24hrs at a time. The aim is to provide a slow, steady stream of dopamine in order to reduce symptoms and on/off fluctuations.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Treat Parkinson's | 127 |
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15 | ||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 9 |
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1 | ||||
| tremor | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Tremors | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Mobility | 1 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Rotigotine. See all 17 dosages ►
| 2 mg all the time (24/7) | 3 mg all the time (24/7) | 4 mg all the time (24/7) | 6 mg all the time (24/7) | all the time (24/7) | daily | 2 mg daily | 4 daily | 4 mg daily | 5 mcg daily | 6 mg/24 hr daily | 6 mg daily | 8 mg daily | 12 mg daily | 2 x 6 mg/24 hr daily | 18 mg daily | 3 x 6 mg/24 hr daily | ||
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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47 | 50% |
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Side effects too severe
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18 | 19% |
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Did not seem to work
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17 | 18% |
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Doctor's advice
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17 | 18% |
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Course of treatment ended
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6 | 6% |
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Not indicated
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6 | 6% |
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Expense
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2 | 2% |
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Personal research
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1 | 1% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Patient Evaluations
See all 16 patient evaluations
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- Marshview
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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- Marshview
- 2 mg daily
- since Apr 03, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Treat Parkinson's
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I have nothing but good news to say about Neupro. I had virtually no "Off" time. I had no symptoms. I am awaiting its return. See full evaluation
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- bayside
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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- bayside
- 6 mg daily
- since Sep 23, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Treat Parkinson's
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Start using it, as low dosage as possible. I truly know that had I taken it early on I would not have the deterioration I have. Since using Neupro, I am 80... See full evaluation
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- essay
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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- essay
- 4 PATCH daily
- since Jun 30, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Treat Parkinson's
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips this was the drug that worked best for me. i was extremely disappointed to find that the FDA had pulled it from the market because of a manufacturing error. See full evaluation
See all 16 patient evaluations
Report created on November 20, 2009.