The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
				
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June 20, 1997
                		
                	Cabergoline for Hyperprolactinemia
					
					
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Cabergoline for Hyperprolactinemia
June 20, 1997 (Issue: 1003)
					Cabergoline (Dostinex - Pharmacia & Upjohn), an ergot alkaloid derivative recently  marketed for treatment of hyperprolactinemia, is a selective D2 dopamine agonist  that inhibits prolactin-secreting cells in the pituitary. Bromocriptine (Parlodel -...more
 
        			
        			
					
					
					
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