出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/17 18:27 UTC 版)
Ropinirole (INN; trade names Requip, Ropark, Adartrel) is a non-ergoline dopamine agonist. It is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Cipla and Sun Pharmaceutical. It is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Ropinirole is also one of two medications in the United States (U.S.) with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved indication for the treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS), the other being pramipexole (Mirapex). The discovery of the drug's utility in RLS has been used as a successful example of drug repurposing.