Pramipexole
Pramipexole is a dopamine agonist used for Parkinson’s disease or restless legs syndrome.
Key points
- The two indications require different assessment and plans.
- Sudden sleep, hallucinations and impulse-control disorders can occur.
- Severe confusion, dangerous behaviour or fainting needs urgent care.
Select a listed product and pack to order online. Ask your doctor or pharmacist whether it suits you and what monitoring it needs.
Important safety checks
Kidney function, sleepiness, blood pressure, hallucinations, impulse changes and interacting medicines require review.
When to seek urgent care
Seek urgent help for sudden sleep with injury risk, severe confusion, hallucinations with unsafe behaviour, fainting or suicidal intent.