Hobson et al reported dose equivalents for various dopamine agonists. The authors are from the University of Manitoba in Canada.
Dopamine Agonist
Equivalent Doses
Alternative Expression
bromocriptine
30 mg
10 mg
ropinirole
15 mg
5 mg
pramipexole
4.5 mg
1.5 mg
pergolide
3.0 mg
1.0 mg
where:
• In the previous section Hobson et al (2002) report a factor of 16.67 for ropinirole. The current data suggests that the factor should be closer to 20.
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