The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1003
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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