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bro·mo·crip·tine

 (brō′mō-krĭp′tēn)
n.
An ergot alkaloid, C32H40BrN5O5, that is a dopamine antagonist and is used in its mesylate form to treat Parkinson's disease, acromegaly, and excessive prolactin secretion, and to reduce the size of certain pituitary tumors.
[bromo- + (ergo)cryptine, an ergot alkaloid (from German Ergokryptin : Ergo(t), ergot + Greek kruptos, hidden; see cryptic + -in, -in).]
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bromocriptine

(ˌbrəʊməʊˈkrɪptiːn)
n
a dopamine agonist drug which blocks the release of prolactin from the pituitary gland, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
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bromocriptine

n bromocriptina
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Recovery from postpartum cardiomyopathy in 2 patients by blocking prolactin release with bromocriptine. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2007;50(24):2354-2355.
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Animal studies have found that selective D2 receptor agonist bromocriptine can reduce alcohol intake and acute ethanol tolerance in alcoholic rats.
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Bromocriptine and cabergoline are effective in curing hyperPRL, but 12% of patients can not endure bromocriptine [6], and the expense of them is very expensive [7].
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Treating early Parkinson's disease with dopamine agonists such as bromocriptine can improve symptoms (SOR: B, Cochrane reviews, RCTs with heterogeneity).
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Side effects with these drugs are nausea, daytime sleepiness, headache and orthostasis, but they are safer than the ergot-derived dopamine agonists, such as bromocriptine and cabergoline.
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Bromocriptine was prescribed in 17 (17.5%) patients, of these 15 had Prolactinoma; 1 patient had Acromegaly and 1 had Empty sella with hyperprolactinemia.
Pattern of Pituitary Lesions at the Endocrine Center of a Tertiary Care Hospital
Finally, bromocriptine inhibits serum prolactin and has been reported to provide 65% improvement in breast pain.
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Of 172 patients with hyperprolactinemia (micro- and macroadenomas plus some patients with idiopathic hyperprolactinemia), 77.3% were treated with cabergoline and 13.4% with bromocriptine. The remaining 9.3% were switched from bromocriptine to cabergoline because of treatment failure.
Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Hyperprolactinemia in Children and Adolescents: National Survey
Dopamine receptor agonists, such as cabergoline or bromocriptine, have been shown to suppress prolactin secretion.
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Bromocriptine offers minimal response and surgical treatment has also been tried for these adenomas.
Aggressive treatment of diabetes, early initiation of Insulin will reduce treatment cost and complications - Prof. A.H. Aamir
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