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General Information On Neupro

Neupro or Rotigotine is a prescription transdermal patch used to treat Parkinson’s disease symptoms in adults. Neupro can be effective in controlling the disease in its early stages, but it needs to be combined with Levodopa if it is unable to control the disease on its own. You can also buy Neupro for treating Restless legs syndrome, in which the patient feels odd or painful sensations in the body and has an uncontrollable urge to move the legs, usually at night.

Side Effects for Neupro

Some of the common side effects associated with Neupro are vomiting, sleepiness, dizziness, nausea, headache and redness, and irritation and itching on the site of application. Some patients who are using Neupro for treating Restless legs syndrome may experience asthenic conditions like weakness, feeling unwell, and tiredness and headache. You may experience an increase in your sexual desire and may have abnormal dreams as well. You may also experience pruritus, irritability, fatigue, hypertension, and impulse control disorder, such as an uncontrollable urge to gamble. Other side effects that you may experience are an erythematous rash, urinary tract infection, abnormal vision, sinusitis, hallucinations, and respiratory problems.

Precautions

As somnolence or sleepiness is a side effect of Neupro, you should not drive a vehicle or operate any machinery, as doing so may result in a serious accident. As the back layer of the patch contains aluminum, it needs to be removed if you are going for an MRI or any other medical exam. Before you buy Neupro, you must tell your physician if you have asthma, heart disease, congestive heart failure, high blood pressure, a history of seizures, epilepsy, tremors, or uncontrollable muscle movements. Neupro can be harmful for an unborn baby, and therefore, it should not be used during pregnancy. Rotigotine may also pass in your breast milk and may harm a newborn baby, and so, you should not use it if you are breastfeeding a child. As Neupro may make your dizzy and sleepy, you should not drink alcohol, as it may worsen the side effects.

Neupro Dosage

You can buy Neupro patches in 2, 4, and 6 mg strengths. Initially, you have to apply Neupro 2mg patch for 24 hours, and based on your response and tolerability to the treatment, you can continue using it for a week. After that, you can increase it to Neupro 4mg per day and then Neupro 6mg per day. If you need to discontinue using the patches, then do that gradually by decreasing the strength from 6 to 4 to 2 mg.

Interactions

Rotigotine is a dopamine agonist, and therefore, it may interact with other dopamine antagonists like neuroleptics and Metoclopramide. You should also not take Neupro with other CNS depressants or sedatives like anti-depressants, antipsychotics, and benzodiazepines. It is advisable to inform your doctor about all the herbal products and medicinal drugs you are taking at present so that he/she can evaluate the interactions between the two and tell you whether to use them or not. You should also inform your doctor if you are planning to start any other medicines during the course of Neupro or if you plan to discontinue using the patch.