Bromocriptine (Parlodel®)
This is an ergot alkaloid now approved as an adjunctive therapy with carbidopa/levodopa for those patients who develop tolerance and end-of-dose failure to levodopa.10 After addition of bromocriptine, dose of levodopa should be reduced. Bromocriptine can be used as a single agent in the treatment of early or mild PD.
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