bromocriptine /bro·mo·crip·tine/ (bro″mo-krip´tēn) an ergot alkaloid dopamine agonist, used as the mesylate salt to suppress prolactin secretion and thereby treat prolactinomas and endocrine disorders secondary to hyperprolactinemia; also used as an antidyskinetic in parkinsonism and a growth hormone suppressant in acromegaly.
Bromocriptine
bromocriptine [bro″mo-krip´tēn]
bro·mo·crip·tine (br  m-kr p t n)n. An ergot alkaloid that slows dopamine turnover and inhibits prolactin secretion and thus is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and to retard the growth of various pituitary tumors. |
Bromocriptine
Also known as Parlodel, the main drug used to treat galactorrhea by reducing levels of the hormone prolactin.
Mentioned in: Galactorrhea, Lactation
bromocriptine [bro″mo-krip´tēn]
an ergot alkaloid that acts as a dopamine agonist; used as the mesylate salt to suppress prolactin secretion in the treatment of pituitary prolactinomas and of hyperprolactinemia-associated amenorrhea, galactorrhea, infertility, or male hypogonadism. It is also used as an antidyskinetic, usually in conjunction with levodopa, in the treatment of parkinsonism, and is used as a growth hormone suppressant in the treatment of acromegaly. Administered orally.
bromocriptine
a dopamine agonist; as a derivative of ergot alkaloids it is a luteolytic and arbortifacient which suppresses prolactin secretion and lowers plasma ACTH levels. Used as an abortifacient and in the treatment of pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism.
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