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What is Bromocriptine?

Bromocriptine is an anti-Parkinson's agent and dopamine agonist used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease; hyperprolactinemia; prolactin-secreting adenomas; and acromegaly. Off label used for neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Parkinson's Disease 8 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Prolactinoma 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 4 1 Efficacy_none
Hair loss 1 1 Efficacy_none
elevated prolactin level 1 0
Empty Sella Syndrome 1 0

See all 19 patients currently taking Bromocriptine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 1
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Bromocriptine

Pedal edema 2
Dizziness 1
Memory lapses (brain blinks) 1
Nasal congestion 1
Compulsive behaviors 1
Fainting 1
See all 12 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  1.25 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 22.5 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 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  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Bromocriptine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 80%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 60%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 40%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Bromocriptine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Bromocriptine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Bromocriptine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Bromocriptine

Always
 5 71%
Usually
 1 14%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Bromocriptine

Very
 2 29%
Somewhat
 2 29%
A little
 1 14%
Not at all
 2 29%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Bromocriptine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 17%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 5 83%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.