Cabergoline 0.5 mg Tablets
What Cabergoline is used for:
- Cabergoline is used to stop breast milk production
- Cabergoline can also be used to treat other conditions caused by hormonal disturbance
Do not use Cabergoline:
- If you are allergic to cabergoline, to other medicines called ergot alkaloids, (e.g. pergolide, bromocriptine, lisuride, ergotamine or ergometrine) or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- If you have severe liver disease
- If you have high blood pressure in pregnancy associated with swelling and protein in the urine (toxaemia of pregnancy)
- If you are being treated with anti-psychotics or have a history of mental illness associated with child-birth (puerperal psychosis)
- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding
- If you will be treated with Cabergoline for a long period and have stiff and inflamed heart valves (cardiac valvulopathy)
- If you have had fibrotic reactions (scar tissue) affecting your abdomen, heart or lungs
Warnings and precautions:
- Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Cabergoline if you have or had any of the following conditions:
- Disease that involves the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease)
- Cold hands and feet (Raynaud’s syndrome)
- Gnawing pain in the abdomen when hungry (peptic ulcer) or bleeding from the stomach and intestines (gastrointestinal bleeding)
- History of serious mental disease, particularly psychotic disorders
- Reduced liver function
- Kidney function abnormality or kidney disease
- Increased blood pressure after giving birth
- Fibrotic reactions (scar tissue) affecting your heart, lungs or abdomen.
- In case you are treated with Cabergoline for a long period, your physician will check before starting treatment whether your heart, lungs and kidneys are in good condition.
- They will also have an echocardiogram (an ultrasound test of the heart) taken before treatment is started and at regular intervals during treatment.
- If fibrotic reactions occur treatment will have to be discontinued
- Low blood pressure (postural hypotension) or you are taking any medicines to lower your blood pressure
Possible side effects:
- Stop using the product and seek immediate medical attention if you develop throat tightness or swelling of the eyes, face, lips or tongue, feel faint, or have difficulty breathing.
- Stop using the product if you develop hives or itching of the face or body.
Other medicines and Cabergoline:
- Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
- Some medicines can reduce the effectiveness of Cabergoline, these include:
- Medicines used to treat mental illness (e.g. antipsychotic medicines like chlorpromazine, haloperidol)
- Medicines for nausea and vomiting (e.g. domperidone, metoclopramide)
- Some medicines can increase the amount of Cabergoline in your blood and so could increase the side effects, these include:
- Medicines for Parkinson’s disease
- Medicines for severe migraine headaches (e.g. pergolide, bromocriptine, lisuride, ergotamine, dihydroergotamine, ergometrine or methysergide)
- Antibiotics (e.g. erythromycin)
How to use Cabergoline:
- It is recommended you take Cabergoline with or after food to help reduce feelings of nausea or vomiting.
- To prevent milk production (lactation):
- You should take 1 mg (two 0.5 mg tablets) on the first day after delivery.
- To stop lactation once you have started to breast-feed:
- You should take 0.25 mg (one half of Cabergoline 0.5 mg tablet) every 12 hours for two days.
- To reduce prolactin levels in other conditions:
- You should initially take one 0.5 mg tablet (to be taken in two doses) spread out over a week (e.g. half a tablet on Monday and the other half of the tablet on Thursday).
- Your dose will be increased up to a maximum dose of 4.5 mg per week or until you have responded fully to treatment. The maximum dose should not exceed 3 mg per day.
How to store Cabergoline:
- Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
- Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original container. Keep the container tightly closed.
- Do not use Cabergoline if you notice any deterioration or damage to the outer packaging.
- Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste.