Pergolide is used with another medication to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (a disorder of the nervous system that causes difficulties with movement, muscle control, and balance). Pergolide is in a class of medications called dopamine agonists. It works by acting in place of dopamine, a natural substance in the brain that is needed to control movement.
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Source: National Institute of Health and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc.,“Pergolide", The MedMaster™ Patient Drug Information Database, 2007, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a601093.html (23 May 2007)
Warnings:
As of 3/29/2007 the FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that companies that manufacture and distribute pergolide have agreed to withdraw the drug from the market. Pergolide is a dopamine agonist (DA) used with levodopa and carbidopa to manage the signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Results of two new studies showed that some patients with Parkinson's disease treated with pergolide had serious damage to their heart valves when compared to patients who did not receive the drug.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, "Permax (pergolide) and generic equivalents", The FDA Saftey Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program, 2007,
For more information on drugs recently recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), please go to: US FDA: Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts.
Permax® is a registered trademark of Valeant Pharmaceuticals