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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
15 17%
Moderate
27 31%
Mild
24 27%
None
22 25%

Most commonly reported side effects

Daytime sleepiness
39 44%
Fatigue
29 33%
Nausea
28 32%
swollen feet and ankles
18 20%
Muscle cramps
12 14%
lack of concentration
12 14%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Requip. See all 34 dosages ►

  0.25mg as needed 0.5mg as needed 1 mg all the time (24/7) 2 2mg as needed 2mg as needed daily 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 1 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
  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 8 Number of Patients: 8 23 Number of Patients: 23 15 Number of Patients: 15 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 41 Number of Patients: 41 7 Number of Patients: 7 26 Number of Patients: 26 2 Number of Patients: 2 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 5 Number of Patients: 5 31 Number of Patients: 31 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9 21 Number of Patients: 21 2 Number of Patients: 2 28 Number of Patients: 28 18 Number of Patients: 18 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 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
59 43% Side effects too severe: 43%
Did not seem to work
31 23% Did not seem to work: 23%
Doctor's advice
29 21% Doctor's advice: 21%
Other
26 19% Other: 19%
Not indicated
6 4% Not indicated: 4%
Personal research
4 3% Personal research: 3%
Course of treatment ended
4 3% Course of treatment ended: 3%
Expense
3 2% Expense: 2%

See all 132 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
1
3
14
29
37
81

Stopped Taking Requip

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
10
24
28
24
16
28

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
68 77%
Usually
14 16%
Sometimes
5 6%
Never
1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
8 9%
Somewhat
13 15%
A little
21 24%
Not at all
46 52%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
4 5%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
4 5%
$25-49
14 16%
< $25
37 42%

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

Report created on November 23, 2009.