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What is Pramipexole?

Pramipexole is an anti-Parkinson's agent that is used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's Disease, such as stiffness, tremors, muscle spasms, and poor muscle control and for moderate to severe primary restless legs syndrome. Off label it is used for the treatment of depression.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
22 14%
Moderate
45 28%
Mild
42 26%
None
53 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
75 46%
Weight gain
38 23%
Insomnia
30 19%
Forgetfulness
26 16%
Vivid dreams
21 13%
Nausea
17 10%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Pramipexole. See all 65 dosages ►

  0.125mg as needed 0 1mg as needed 0.25mg as needed 0.5 mg all the time (24/7) 0.5mg as needed 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 0.18 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 0.72 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 2.1 mg daily 2.25 mg daily 2.46 mcg daily 2.5 mg daily 2.8 mg daily 3 daily 3 mg daily 3.25 mg daily 3.5 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 mL daily 6.5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 9 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 daily 200 other daily 225 mg daily 300 mg daily 500 mg daily 750 mg daily 3000 mg daily
  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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 36 Number of Patients: 36 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 49 Number of Patients: 49 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 30 Number of Patients: 30 1 Number of Patients: 1 42 Number of Patients: 42 1 Number of Patients: 1 30 Number of Patients: 30 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 44 Number of Patients: 44 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 87 Number of Patients: 87 2 Number of Patients: 2 20 Number of Patients: 20 2 Number of Patients: 2 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 98 Number of Patients: 98 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 78 Number of Patients: 78 6 Number of Patients: 6 20 Number of Patients: 20 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 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 Pramipexole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
81 47% Side effects too severe: 47%
Doctor's advice
49 29% Doctor's advice: 29%
Did not seem to work
47 27% Did not seem to work: 27%
Other
21 12% Other: 12%
Not indicated
15 9% Not indicated: 9%
Expense
8 5% Expense: 5%
Course of treatment ended
5 3% Course of treatment ended: 3%
Personal research
4 2% Personal research: 2%

See all 165 patients who’ve stopped taking Pramipexole

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Pramipexole

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
15
25
59
85
157

Stopped Taking Pramipexole

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
13
20
25
33
35
41

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
112 69%
Usually
43 27%
Sometimes
3 2%
Never
4 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
11 7%
Somewhat
29 18%
A little
42 26%
Not at all
80 49%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
3 2%
$100-199
7 4%
$50-99
16 10%
$25-49
26 16%
< $25
52 32%

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.