Bromocriptine
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Cycloset?;Parlodel?;Parlodel? SnapTabs?
Brand Names: Canada:
Dom-Bromocriptine;PMS-Bromocriptine
Uses
- It is used to treat acromegaly.
- It is used to treat women who do not have a monthly period cycle.
- It is used to treat women who have too much milk.
- It is used to treat Parkinson's disease.
- It is used to treat some prolactin-secreting tumors.
- It is used to lower blood sugar in patients with high blood sugar (diabetes).
- Bromocriptine helps keep chemical balance in the brain.
- It stops prolactin secretion.
- It helps lower blood sugar.
Dosing
How to take
- Take with food to stop an upset stomach.
- Cycloset:
- Take within 2 hours of waking up.
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