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 Brain Tumor Center: Bromocriptine (Parlodel)
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Bromocriptine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
Ergotaman-3',6',18-trione, 2-bromo-12'-hydroxy-2'-(1-methylethyl)-5'alpha-(2

-methylpropyl)-

Identifiers
CAS number 25614-03-3
ATC code G02CB01 N04BC01
PubChem 31101
DrugBank APRD00622
ChemSpider 28858
Chemical data
Formula C32H40BrN5O5 
Mol. mass 654.595
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 28% of oral dose absorbed
Metabolism  ?
Half life 12-14 hours
Excretion 85% bile (faeces)
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

B(US)

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Routes oral
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Bromocriptine (Parlodel), an ergoline derivative, is a dopamine agonist that is used in the treatment of pituitary tumors, Parkinson's disease (PD) and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

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[edit] Indications

Amenorrhea, female infertility, galactorrhea, hypogonadism, and acromegaly may all be caused by pituitary problems, such as hyperprolactinaemia, and therefore, these problems may be treated by this drug.


[edit] Side effects

Bromocriptine use has been associated with causing or worsening psychotic symptoms (its mechanism is in opposition of most antipsychotics, whose mechanisms generally block dopamine).[1]

[edit] Chemistry

Like all ergopeptides, bromocriptine is a cyclol; two peptide groups of its tripeptide moiety (shown in black at the upper left of the Figure) are crosslinked, forming the >N-C(OH)< juncture between the two rings with the amide functionality.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Boyd, Alan (1995). "Bromocriptine and psychosis: A literature review". Psychiatric Quarterly 66 (1): 87–95. doi:10.1007/BF02238717. http://www.springerlink.com/content/y42v466374524k1m/. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 





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