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ropinirole

American  
[roh-pin-uh-rohl] / roʊˈpɪn əˌroʊl /

noun

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


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

From BBC

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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The condition persisted after giving birth and she was prescribed the dopamine agonist drug Ropinirole.

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The cases of what the GSK report from 2003 described as "deviant behaviour" involved two men who were prescribed Ropinirole for Parkinson's disease.

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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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