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    • ROPINIROLE HCL

    • QTY 90
    • 1 MG
    • Tablet
    • Near  77381

ROPINIROLE (roe PIN i role) treats the symptoms of Parkinson disease. It works by acting like dopamine, a substance in your body that helps manage movements and coordination. This reduces the symptoms of Parkinson, such as body stiffness and tremors. It may also be used to treat restless legs syndrome (RLS).


ROPINIROLE HCL Lifestyle Interactions

  • Ropinirole Hydrochloride 1mg, Oral tablet

    Interaction: Cannabis
    Severity: Major
    Notes for Consumers: Discuss cannabis use with your care team. The effects of your medication may be altered if used with cannabis. Call emergency services right away if you experience slow or shallow breathing, shortness of breath, feeling faint, dizziness, confusion, or trouble staying awake.
    Notes for Professionals: Advise patients to avoid cannabis use while taking CNS depressants due to the risk for additive CNS depression and potential for other cognitive adverse reactions.
  • Ropinirole Hydrochloride 1mg, Oral tablet

    Interaction: Alcohol
    Severity: Major
    Notes for Consumers: Do not drink alcohol while taking this medication. Drinking alcohol while taking this medication can cause serious side effects, such as central nervous system (CNS) depression and falling asleep during daily activities, and can increase the risk of falling. Call emergency services right away if you experience symptoms of CNS depression: slow or shallow breathing, shortness of breath, feeling faint, dizziness, confusion, trouble staying awake. Contact your care team if you experience falling asleep during daily activities.
    Notes for Professionals: Patients should be advised that alcohol use may increase the risk of somnolence during treatment with ropinirole. In addition, the sudden onset of sleep during activities that require active participation (e.g., driving a vehicle, conversations, eating) has occurred during treatment with dopamine agonists, including ropinirole. In some cases, excessive drowsiness due to ropinirole or other dopamine agonists has resulted in auto accidents or other harmful events in the course of daily living. Advise patients to avoid alcohol and notify their healthcare provider if they experience excess sedation or sudden sleep onset while receiving ropinirole.
  • Ropinirole Hydrochloride 1mg, Oral tablet

    Interaction: Tobacco
    Severity: Major
    Notes for Consumers: Do not smoke or use tobacco products while taking this medication. When used together, your medication may not work as well for you.
    Notes for Professionals: Advise patients to avoid smoking tobacco while taking ropinirole. Tobacco smoking may increase the clearance of ropinirole via CYP1A2 induction, leading to reduced efficacy of ropinirole. In one study in patients with restless leg syndrome (RLS), cigarette smokers had an approximately 38% lower ropinirole AUC than did nonsmokers when normalized for dose.

DISCLAIMER: This drug information content is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Patients should always consult their physician with any questions regarding a medical condition and to obtain medical advice and treatment. Drug information is sourced from GSDD (Gold Standard Drug Database ) provided by Elsevier.