Requip
Requip is a neurology medication containing Ropinirole, available as 0.25/0.5/1/2mg tablets.
- Category
- Neurology
- Active ingredient
- Ropinirole
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Film-coated tablet, Prolonged-release tablet
- Strengths
- 0.25/0.5/1/2mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Requip vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Parkinson's disease · Restless legs syndrome
- Alternative Name
- Requip XL
- Therapeutic Class
- Dopamine Receptor Agonist
- Pharmacological Class
- Dopamine Agonist
- Minor Side Effects
- nausea, dizziness, somnolence, fatigue
- Moderate Side Effects
- hallucinations, confusional state, peripheral oedema, dyspepsia
- Dosage Forms
- Film-coated tablet, Prolonged-release tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- GSK
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- Modified release formulations allow 24-hour effect
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- antipsychotics, hormone replacement therapy
- Age Restrictions
- Not indicated for children.
What you will receive
Requip is the originator brand name, made by GSK. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with GSK and do not ship the original Requip.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Ropinirole) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.