User:Mr. Ibrahem/Cabergoline

Cabergoline, sold under the brand names Dostinex among others, is a medication used for high blood prolactin and less commonly for Parkinson's and to suppress milk production. Outside of pregnancy, it is preferred to bromocriptine due to less side effects. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include nausea, abdominal pain, headache, sleepiness, and constipation. Other side effects include pulmonary fibrosis and low blood pressure with standing. There is no clear evidence of harm of use during pregnancy, but such use has not been well studied. Carbergoline works by stimulating dopamine receptors and decreasing the release of prolactin.

Cabergoline was patented in 1980 and approved for medical use in 1993. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. It is avaliable as a generic medication. In the United Kingdom 20 tablets of 1 mg costs the NHS about 65 pounds in 2020. This amount in the US costs about 72 USD.