Pharmacologic Substance
pergolide
Brand Names:
Prascend
Effect:
Decreased Luteinizing Hormone Secretion; Decreased Prolactin Secretion; Increased Central Nervous System Dopamine Activity; Increased Growth Hormone Secretion
May Treat:
Parkinson Disease; Tourette Syndrome
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to pergolide:
  • A long-acting dopamine agonist which has been used to treat PARKINSON DISEASE and HYPERPROLACTINEMIA but withdrawn from some markets due to potential for HEART VALVE DISEASES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Long-acting dopamine agonist used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and hyperprolactinemia; also observed to have antihypertensive effects.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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