Parlodel

The drug should always be taken with food to reduce the incidence of nausea.Inhibition of physiological lactation. 25mg (1 tablet) twice daily, with morning and evening meals, for 14 days.Hyperprolactinaemia. Recommended dose is 125mg (1/2 tablet), two to three times daily. If this proves inadequate, gradually increase to 25mg (1 tablet), two or three times daily with meals.For the treatment of prolactinomas, bromocriptine should be initiated at 125mg (1/2 tablet) two times daily.Adjunctive therapy in the management of acromegaly. Initially 125mg (1/2 tablet) at night, increasing gradually over a period of one to two weeks to 10 mg daily. Total daily dose should not exceed 40mg.Parkinsons disease. Antiparkinson effects can be obtained with doses as low as 5 to 10 mg daily. The therapeutic range in either monotherapy or combined therapy is 5 to 40 mg/day in divided doses, usually at six to eight hourly intervals. The best results may be achieved if the dosage is increased slowly, starting with 125 mg (1/2 tablet) once or twice a day (with meals) for the first week, followed by increments of not more than 125 mg every week as monitored by therapeutic response and tolerability.

• Parlodel