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Dopamine agonists are currently the preferred medication for suppressing lactation, which work by suppressing prolactin production. [3] Cabergoline (Dostinex™) is currently most effective option currently available, as it is available as a single dose (as opposed to bromocriptine which must be taken twice daily for 2 weeks.) [4] It may be prescribed in the case of breast abscess.
Prolactin inhibitors are mainly used to treat hyperprolactinemia (high prolactin levels). [1] Agonists of the dopamine D 2 receptor such as bromocriptine and cabergoline are able to strongly suppress pituitary prolactin secretion and thereby decrease circulating prolactin levels, and so are most commonly used as prolactin inhibitors. [1]
Bromocriptine, originally marketed as Parlodel and subsequently under many brand names, [1] is an ergoline derivative and dopamine agonist that is used in the treatment of pituitary tumors, Parkinson's disease, hyperprolactinaemia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and, as an adjunct, type 2 diabetes.
Bromocriptine is a D 2 receptor agonist and D 1 receptor antagonist with a binding affinity to D 2 receptors of anterior pituitary cells, exclusively on lactotrophs. Bromocriptine stimulates Na +, K +-ATPase activity and/or cytosolic Ca 2+ elevation and therefore reduction of prolactin which leads to no production of cAMP.
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Cabergoline is frequently used as a first-line agent in the management of prolactinomas due to its higher affinity for D 2 receptor sites, less severe side effects, and more convenient dosing schedule than the older bromocriptine, though in pregnancy bromocriptine is often still chosen since there is less data on safety in pregnancy for ...