Bromocriptine (Cont.)

Bromocriptine: What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?

Talk with your healthcare provider prior to taking bromocriptine if you have:
 
Also, let your healthcare provider know if you are:
 
Make sure to tell your healthcare provider about any other medications you are taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
 
(Click Precautions and Warnings With Bromocriptine to learn more, including information on who should not take the drug.)
 

How Does Bromocriptine Work?

Bromocriptine belongs to a group of medications known as ergot alkaloids. It works as a dopamine receptor agonist, which means that it binds to and stimulates dopamine receptors. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter (a chemical that transmits signals between nerves). Because the symptoms of Parkinson's disease are caused by low dopamine levels in the brain, bromocriptine can help alleviate Parkinson's symptoms by acting like dopamine.
 
Acromegaly is caused by high levels of growth hormone. Bromocriptine works for acromegaly by decreasing growth hormone production by the pituitary gland.
 
Bromocriptine works for hyperprolactinemia by decreasing prolactin production by the pituitary gland.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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