Requip
Active Ingredient(s): RopiniroleFDA Approved: * September 19, 1997
Pharm Company: * GLAXOSMITHKLINE
Category: Parkinsons
Ropinirole, sold under the brand name Requip among others, is a medication used to treat Parkinson's disease (PD) and restless legs syndrome (RLS).[2] In PD the dose needs to be adjusted to the effect and treatment should not be suddenly stopped.[2] It is taken by mouth.[3] It is approved in the US and UK for inducing emesis (vomiting) in dogs who have ingested toxins or non-sharp foreign material. Common side effects include sleepiness, vomitin... [wikipedia]
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Have been on requip for about 8 weeks. Started off with 2 mg and am up to 4 mg per day. The requip stops the RLS for me ...
12 REPLIESA Neurologist perscribed Requip for me 10-7-05 along with Carbidopa I am already taking for RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome)...
7 REPLIESHello again Requip Forum: I have asked questions before on this forum (Requip changed from 2 mg to 4 mg - and I was very...
2 REPLIESmy husband was on requip for 2 years, for RLS, started developing adverse events but thought his body had to get used to...
2 REPLIESMy father recently passed away pretty unexpectedly. Nothing was wrong with the man, except that he had beginning stage P...
1 REPLYI wrote on here last year asking about the effects of requip on an unborn fetus. My RLS was beyond unbearable and the hi...
1 REPLYNausea starts about 1hr after taking the medication, which is 1 mg and lasts for about an hour, does it ever go away? ##...
1 REPLYDoes flexiril interact well with requip? ## There are no serious interactions listed, however, you should check with you...
1 REPLYused for restless leg syndrome. I was also wondering if public aid would cover this cost for this medication. I would ap...
1 REPLYPlease let me know if these two drugs are in the same family? ## Did you mean Flexeril? ## is the a genaric for requip #...
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