Dopamine agonist

A dopamine agonist is a compound that activates dopamine.

Uses

Some medical Pramipexole) are FDA approved for the treatment of RLS.

There is also an ongoing clinical trial to test the effectiveness of SSRI induced sexual dysfunction. ^[1]

Examples

Examples of dopamine agonists include:

Parlodel (bromocriptine)
Dostinex (cabergoline)
Permax (Pergolide) - Removed from market March 29,2007.^[2]

Mirapex (Pramipexole)
Requip (Ropinirole)
Apokyn (apomorphine)
Neupro (rotigotine)

See also

Agonist

References

^ ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00334048 - "Treating Sexual Dysfunction From SSRI Medication: a Study Comparing Requip CR to Placebo"
^ http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01596.html

v • d • e Anti-parkinson drugs: Budipine

v • d • e NMDA antagonist

Categories: Signal transduction

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