Ropinirole (Cont.)

Drug Interactions With Ropinirole

Ropinirole potentially has a number of medicines that it can interact with (see Drug Interactions for Ropinirole).
 

Ropinirole: What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?

If you have any of the following conditions, discuss this with your healthcare provider prior to taking ropinirole:
 
  • Heart or blood vessel disease
  • Liver failure
  • Kidney disease
  • Daytime sleepiness from a sleep disorder, such as sleep apnea, insomnia, or narcolepsy
  • Alcoholism.
     
Also, be sure to tell your healthcare provider:
 
  • If you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding
  • If you smoke
  • About all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements
  • If you feel dizzy, nauseated, sweaty, or faint when you stand up from sitting or lying down (this is known as orthostatic hypotension)
  • If you drink alcoholic beverages.
     
You should not take ropinirole if you are allergic to its active component or to any of the inactive ingredients. Your healthcare provider or pharmacist has a list of the inactive ingredients.
 
(Click Precautions and Warnings for Ropinirole for more information.)
 

What If I Take a Ropinirole Overdose?

As with all medicines, it is possible to overdose on ropinirole. Symptoms of an overdose can include, but are not limited to:
 
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Dizziness
  • Visual hallucinations
  • Heart palpitations
  • Claustrophobia
  • Confusion.
     
If you happen to overdose on ropinirole, seek medical attention immediately.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;