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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
16 13%
Moderate
40 32%
Mild
27 21%
None
43 34%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
60 48%
Weight gain
32 25%
Insomnia
27 21%
Forgetfulness
20 16%
Vivid dreams
19 15%
Nausea
12 10%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Mirapex. See all 51 dosages ►

  0.125mg as needed 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 0.05 mg daily 0.125 mg daily 0.15 mg daily 0.25 mg daily 0.3 mg daily 0.3125 mg daily 0.37 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 33 Number of Patients: 33 1 Number of Patients: 1 45 Number of Patients: 45 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1 36 Number of Patients: 36 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 38 Number of Patients: 38 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 69 Number of Patients: 69 2 Number of Patients: 2 16 Number of Patients: 16 15 Number of Patients: 15 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 74 Number of Patients: 74 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 66 Number of Patients: 66 4 Number of Patients: 4 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 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
71 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Doctor's advice
39 27% Doctor's advice: 27%
Did not seem to work
38 27% Did not seem to work: 27%
Other
18 13% Other: 13%
Not indicated
14 10% Not indicated: 10%
Expense
7 5% Expense: 5%
Personal research
3 2% Personal research: 2%
Course of treatment ended
3 2% Course of treatment ended: 2%

See all 140 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
13
25
46
65
128

Stopped Taking Mirapex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
11
15
23
31
24
37

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
87 69%
Usually
33 26%
Sometimes
2 2%
Never
4 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
8 6%
Somewhat
23 18%
A little
30 24%
Not at all
65 52%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 2%
$100-199
7 6%
$50-99
13 10%
$25-49
21 17%
< $25
41 33%

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

Report created on November 22, 2009.