Prescription REQUIP XL is not for everyone. REQUIP XL may cause you to fall asleep or feel very sleepy during normal activities such as driving; or to faint or feel dizzy, nauseated, or sweaty when you stand up. Tell your doctor if you experience these or the following problems, or if you drink alcohol or are taking other medicines that make you drowsy. CONTINUED BELOW
About REQUIP XL
REQUIP XL is a prescription medicine used to treat Parkinson’s disease, a progressive disease that affects nearly one million Americans. REQUIP XL is the first oral dopamine agonist that can treat symptoms of early- and advanced-stage Parkinson’s disease with just one dose per day. A dopamine agonist is a medicine whose action is similar to the chemical dopamine, which is found in the brain.
REQUIP XL helps improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. REQUIP XL delivers medicine smoothly throughout the day, with fewer ups and downs in medicine levels in the blood.
Key Benefits for REQUIP XL
Simple, once-daily dosing delivers medicine smoothly over 24 hours
Significant improvement of the signs and symptoms of both early- and late-stage Parkinson´s disease
May allow for a reduction in the dose of L-dopa for most patients taking L-dopa
Your doctor may prescribe REQUIP XL alone (monotherapy), or may add it to medicine you’re already taking (adjunct therapy). Talk to your doctor to see if once-daily REQUIP XL is right for you.
- Prescription REQUIP XL is not for everyone.
- REQUIP XL may cause you to fall asleep or feel very sleepy during normal activities such as driving; or to faint or feel dizzy, nauseated, or sweaty when you stand up.
- Tell your doctor if you experience these or the following problems, or if you drink alcohol or are taking other medicines that make you drowsy.
- Side effects may include nausea, dizziness, drowsiness or sleepiness, headache, and sudden uncontrolled movements (dyskinesia).
- Increase or decrease in blood pressure and heart rate may occur.
- Hallucinations may occur at any time during treatment.
- Also tell your doctor if you experience new or increased gambling, sexual, or other intense urges while taking REQUIP XL.
- REQUIP XL may increase the side effects of L-dopa. Most patients were not bothered enough to stop taking REQUIP XL.