Treatment of Hyperprolactinemic Disorders using Generic Dostinex

What are Hyperprolactinemic Disorders?

The medical condition which shows the presence of abnormally-high levels of prolactin in the blood is referred to as Hyperprolactinaemia or hyperprolactinemia (HP).
High levels of prolactin are associated with abnormal menstrual cycles in females and gonadal disorders in males. Hypogonadism is commonly associated with hyperprolactinemia and can cause many of the symptoms associated with raised prolactin levels. These symptoms can include oligomenorrhea (infrequent menstruation with markedly diminished menstrual flow) or amenorrhea (lack of menstrual cycles), and/or galactorrhea (excessive or spontaneous secretion of milk). Other symptoms of hyperprolactinemia in women can include decreased libido, hirsutism (condition of abnormal hairiness), acne, infertility, habitual abortion, and osteopenia. Infertility due to hyperprolactinemia is most often caused by chronic anovulation, defective folliculogenesis, and luteal phase inadequacy.
In men, the most common symptoms of hyperprolactinaemia are decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, infertility and gynaecomastia.

Generic Dostinex Tablets – Product Information

Generic Dostinex Tablets are prescribed to reduce your body’s level of a hormone known as prolactin. Generic Dostinex is used for the treatment of dysfunctions associated with hyperprolactinaemia, including amenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea, anovulation and galactorrhoea. Cabgolin is also indicated in patients with prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas. Generic Dostinex (Cabgolin Tablets) can also be prescribed to prevent the production of milk in women after birth, if breast-feeding is to be prevented for medical reasons. Generic Dostinex suppresses physiological lactation by inhibiting prolactin secretion.

Generic Dostinex (Cabgolin Tablets) - Active Ingredient

The active ingredient present in Generic Dostinex (Cabgolin Tablets) is Cabergoline.

Generic Dostinex (Cabgolin Tablets) - Contraindications

Generic Dostinex is contraindicated in patients that have hypersensitivity to cabergoline or any inactive component of this medicine or any ergot alkaloid. It is also contrindicated in patients with a history of pulmonary, pericardial and retroperitoneal fibrotic disorders. Anatomical evidence of cardiac valvulopathy of any valve as determined by pre-treatment echocardiogram showing valve leaflet thickening, valve restriction, valve mixed restriction-stenosis.

Generic Dostinex (Cabgolin Tablets) - Dosage

The recommended dosage of for various indications is given below:
Treatment of Hyperprolactinaemic Disorders:
To treat high levels of prolactin (hyperprolactinaemia), the recommended starting dose is 0.25mg taken twice a week.The weekly dose should be increased gradually preferably by adding 0.5mg per week at monthly intervals until the optimal therapeutic response is achieved.
Inhibition of Lactation:
To prevent the production of milk, the recommended dose is 1mg (two 0.5mg tablets) as a single dose taken once, on the first day after delivery.

Side Effects of Generic Dostinex (Cabgolin Tablets)

The most frequently occurring side effects include dizziness/vertigo, headache, pain in the stomach, nausea and abdominal pain or heartburn. Rarely occuring side effects were palpitations, epigastric pain, somnolence, epistaxis and transient hemianopsia, vomiting, syncope, asthenia, and hot flushes were reported.Most side effects were transient and mild to moderate in severity.

Generic Dostinex - More Details

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