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U. Rinne, P. Krupp, P. LeWitt, D. Calne (1981)
PLEUROPULMONARY CHANGES DURING LONG-TERM BROMOCRIPTINE TREATMENT FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASEThe Lancet, 317
N. McElvaney, P. Wilcox, A. Churg, J. Fleetham (1988)
Pleuropulmonary disease during bromocriptine treatment of Parkinson's disease.Archives of internal medicine, 148 10
C. Weil (1986)
The safety of bromocriptine in hyperprolactinaemic female infertility: a literature review.Current medical research and opinion, 10 3
M. Vance, W. Evans, M. Thorner (1984)
Drugs Five Years Later: BromocriptineAnnals of Internal Medicine, 100
Braunstein GD Melmed S (1986)
Prolactin and growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumorsAnn Intern Med, 105
S. Melmed, G. Braunstein, Jeffrey Chang, D. Becker (1986)
Pituitary tumors secreting growth hormone and prolactin.Annals of internal medicine, 105 2
B. Taal, E. Spierings, C. Hilvering (1983)
Pleuropulmonary fibrosis associated with chronic and excessive intake of ergotamine.Thorax, 38
J. Wiggins, C. Skinner (1986)
Bromocriptine induced pleuropulmonary fibrosis.Thorax, 41 4
Evans WS Vance ML (1984)
BromocriptineAnn Intern Med, 100
R. Jordan, P. Kohler (1987)
Recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of pituitary tumors.Advances in internal medicine, 32
Abstract Bromocriptine mesylate, a long-acting dopamine agonist, is a semisynthetic ergot-derived alkaloid that has been used clinically since 1969.1 This drug has been effective in the management of patients with hyperprolactinemia with or without a demonstrable prolactin-secreting adenoma, growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas, postpartum lactation, and Parkinson's disease.2 The drug also has been safely used in the management of pregnant women harboring prolactin-secreting pituitary tumors.3 In addition, the drug has been tried in some patients with luteal-phase insufficiency, idiopathic edema, premenstrual tension syndrome, and hepatic encephalopathy, although the data supporting the use of the drug in these latter conditions either are incomplete or require substantiation.1 During the 20 years of clinical experience, bromocriptine has been found to be remarkably free of major side effects.4 Patients commonly develop nausea, occasionally with abdominal cramps and vomiting, and postural hypotension at the time therapy is initiated. These side effects can References 1. Vance ML, Evans WS, Thorner MO: Bromocriptine . Ann Intern Med 1984;100:78-91.Crossref 2. Jordan RM, Kohler PO: Recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of pituitary tumors . Adv Intern Med 1987;32:299-324. 3. Melmed S, Braunstein GD, Chang J, et al: Prolactin and growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumors . Ann Intern Med 1986;105:238-253.Crossref 4. Weil C: The safety of bromocriptine in hyperprolactinemic female infertility: A literature review . Curr Med Res Opin 1986;10:172-195.Crossref 5. McElvaney NG, Wilcox PG, Churg AM, et al: Pleuropulmonary disease during bromocriptine treatment of Parkinson's disease . Arch Intern Med 1988;148:2231-2236.Crossref 6. Wiggins J, Skinner C: Bromocriptine induced pleuropulmonary fibrosis . Thorax 1986;41:328-330.Crossref 7. Rinne UK: Pleuropulmonary changes during long-term bromocriptine treatment for Parkinson's disease . Lancet 1981;1:44.Crossref 8. Taal BG, Spierings EL, Hilvering C: Pleuropulmonary fibrosis associated with chronic and excessive intake of ergotamine . Thorax 1983;38:396-398.Crossref
Archives of Internal Medicine – American Medical Association
Published: Feb 1, 1989
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