ropinirole

[roh-pin-uh-rohl]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a dopamine agonist used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Example Sentences

He had managed the tremors and balance difficulties caused by the disorder by taking a prescription drug called Ropinirole.

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The Ropinirole that James takes belongs to a family of drugs known as dopamine agonists, which are prescribed for Parkinson's, RLS, pituitary tumours and other conditions.

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They said Ropinirole led to gambling debts and broken relationships.

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In France, a court awarded damages to a father of two who complained that Ropinirole had given him compulsive homosexual urges, while another man without a criminal record began torturing cats.

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In a statement, GSK told the BBC Ropinirole had been prescribed for more than 17 million treatments and undergone "extensive clinical trials".

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