Dopamine Receptor Agonists

1 min readEvidence-linked topicGreen Medicine Encyclopedia

Also known as:  Dopamine Agonists;  Dopaminergic Stimulants

 

Description

Dopamine Receptor Agonists are a group of Prescribed Medications that stimulate Dopamine Receptors (i.e. they mimic the function of Dopamine).

 

Contraindications

Nervous System

 Tourette’s Syndrome patients should not use Dopamine Receptor Agonists (as Dopamine Receptor Agonists can aggravate the symptoms of Tourette’s Syndrome).

 

Types of Dopamine Receptor Agonists

 Apomorphine

 Bromocriptine

 Pergolide

 Pramipexole

 Quinelorane

 Ropinirole

 

This is one of more than 5,000 interlinked topics in the Green Medicine Encyclopedia.

Explore the full encyclopedia free