Ropinirole Hcl

Alternate Name: Requip

Description: Requip is prescribed for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome (RLS). Ropinirole is the generic version. The average Requip cash pricing tends to be near $202 for a supply of 30, 1 mg tablets. You can save up to 80% off of your Requip cost by using our free Requip savings card at participating pharmacies near you.

Dosage Form: Tablet

Administration Route: By mouth

Drug Class: Antiparkinsonian

Generic Available: Yes

Strength: 1 MG

Warnings: Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments. This medicine may make you dizzy, drowsy, lightheaded, or faint. It may even cause you to fall asleep without warning while you drive, talk, or eat. Do not drive or do anything that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you. Stand up slowly if you feel dizzy or lightheaded. Do not stop using this medicine suddenly. Your doctor will need to slowly decrease your dose before you stop it completely. This medicine may cause the following problems:High or low blood pressureHallucinationsUnusual changes in thoughts or behavior, including an urge to gamble, spend money, binge eat, or an increased sex driveIncreased risk for skin cancer, including melanoma Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, a sleep disorder, high or low blood pressure, heart disease, heart rhythm problems, lung disease, dyskinesia (trouble with muscle control), or a history of mental health problems. Tell your doctor if you smoke or drink alcohol. Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse. For RLS, the symptoms might get worse in the early morning, start earlier in the afternoon, or spread to your arms. Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone. Skin changes or growths Twitching or muscle movements you cannot control (either new or worse than usual)

Food Warnings: Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone., Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse. For RLS, the symptoms might get worse in the early morning, start earlier in the afternoon, or spread to your arms., Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments., Do not stop using this medicine suddenly. Your doctor will need to slowly decrease your dose before you stop it completely., Do not drink alcohol while you are using this medicine., Tell your doctor if you use anything else that makes you sleepy. Some examples are allergy medicine, narcotic pain medicine, and alcohol., Some medicines can affect how ropinirole works. Tell your doctor knows if you are using any of the following:Ciprofloxacin, levodopa, metoclopramide, thiothixeneBirth control pills, or estrogen to treat menopausal symptomsPhenothiazine medicine (including chlorpromazine, perphenazine, prochlorperazine, promethazine, thioridazine)