Mô tả
Manufacturer
GlaxoSmithKline
Contents
Ropinirole HCl
Indication
Requip is used for treating Parkinson disease and restless leg syndrome (RLS). Requip is a dopamine agonist. It works in certain areas of the brain to reduce the symptoms of RLS and Parkinson disease..
Instruction
Use Requip as directed by your doctor.
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Take Requip by mouth with or without food. If stomach upset occurs, take with food to reduce stomach irritation.
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Do not suddenly stop taking Requip or change your dose without checking with your doctor. Certain severe side effects (eg, abnormal thinking, confusion, fever, stiff muscles) may occur. If you need to stop Requip or add a new medicine, your doctor will gradually lower your dose.
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If you miss a dose of Requip, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Requip.
Drug interaction
Inform your doctor if you currently take narcotic pain medicine, sleeping pills, cold or allergy medicine, muscle relaxers, and medicine for depression or anxiety, seizures as concomitant use of Requip may increase drowsiness. Remember to notify your doctor about taking of other drugs for Parkinson's disease, ciprofloxacin (Cipro), levodopa, metoclopramide (Reglan), levodopa, fluvoxamine (Luvox), omeprazole (Prilosec), estrogens such as Ogen, Vivelle, estradiol, Estraderm, Estratest, Climara, Premarin, Prempro, medications used to treat nausea and vomiting or mental illness including perphenazine (Trilafon), mesoridazine (Serentil), promazine (Sparine), trifluoperazine (Stelazine), thioridazine (Mellaril), chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Prolixin), thiothixene (Navane), or haloperidol (Haldol).
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