Uses
Dostinex is an oral drug containing cabergoline, a dopamine agonist substance that inhibits the hormone prolactin. Prolactin inhibition is required in the following health conditions which are indications for Dostinex use:
- idiopathic hyperpolactinemia
- prolactinoma (pituitary gland tumour)
- amenorrhea
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- other conditions linked to high prolactin levels
Side effects
The most common reported side effects of Dostinex are:
- Dizziness / vertigo, headache
- Fatigue, lack of physical strength
- Nausea, abdominal pain, indigestion, inflammation of the inner wall of the stomach (gastritis).
The use of bromoctiptine compared to cabergolin3 may be more suitable for pregnant women as the former is considered safe during pregnancy.
Precautions
Cabergoline ratiopharm may adversely affect some people’s ability to react individuals, and this must be taken into account in activities that require a high degree of supervision, such as vehicle driving and precision work. Take care when performing operations that require a rapid and accurate reaction during treatment.
Cabergoline ratiopharm can cause drowsiness (extreme numbness) and sudden sleep attacks. Therefore, people who experience these symptoms should not drive or undertake activities that can cause serious damage due to reduced supervision (eg the use of machinery), until such episodes and drowsiness do not occur.
Interactions
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or could take any other medicine.Some medicines used to reduce blood pressure and some drugs (e.g. phenothiazines, butyrophenones, thioxantenes) used for the treatment of type diseases psychiatric (schizophrenia or psychosis), if taken simultaneously with Dostinex may interfere with the effects of cabergoline. The attending physician must therefore be aware of the concomitant use of such drugs.
There are other medicines, such as other ergot alkalts (eg pergolide, bromocriptine, lisuride, ergotamine, dihydroergotamine, ergometrine or methysergide), drugs against vomiting (metoclopramide), and macrolide antibiotics (such as erythromycin) which may affect the activity and tolerability of Dostinex.
Overdose
It is important not to take too many tablets. If you have taken too many tablets or if you believe if a child has swallowed some, contact the nearest emergency room hospital or a doctor. The overdose symptoms include nausea, vomiting, blood pressure reduction, stomach pain, behavioral changes, confusion or hallucinations (see things that do not exist). Bring Dotinex leaflet with you and the tablets to show them to the doctor.
Images
This is what a tablet of Dostinex and the package look like.
Generic Dostinex (Cabergoline): prices, manufacturers, effects and safety
Dostinex is available in generic form, which means that the tablets are produced by non-developer company. Such practice, widely used in the world of pharmaceuticals, allows to bring down the price of the drug up to tenfold. For instance, a pack of Dostinex in the pharmacies of the US retails at approximately $175.74 (8 tablets), according to the official data published on Drugs.com, which makes it $21.97 per 1 tablet of cabergoline 0.5mg.
In contrast to that, a tablet of Dostinex, or more correctly, Cabergoline (the drug is named after its non-proprietary ingredient name) manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical company specializing in generic drugs Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. costs below $2.00. The safety of the drugs produced by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and analogous companies is guaranteed by the pharmaceutical manufacturers being accredited for drug production in the land of their origin. They use the same standards of drug manufacturing that the brand drug producers, but since they do not have to invest in drug development and promotion, they quote prices based on materials and workforce only.
Where to buy generic Dostinex? It is always easier (and cheaper!) to buy Dostinex pills online, since e-pharmacies do not have to face the majority of expenses like brick-and-mortar pharmacies do. Besides, not all of generics are available locally. Placing an order at a reliable and verified online pharmacy will help you save money, time and efforts.
