Intranasally delivered microdoses of bromocriptine (BCR) effectively reduced serum prolactin levels in hyperprolactinemic patients

Suresh, R and Kumar, KMP and Moudgal, NR (1995) Intranasally delivered microdoses of bromocriptine (BCR) effectively reduced serum prolactin levels in hyperprolactinemic patients. In: Current Science (Bangalore), 68 (5). pp. 528-531.

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Abstract

It is well known that hyperprolactinaemia in the human leads to infertility. The therapy of choice in India has been the administration of bromocriptine (BCR) as tablets, This mode of administration is generally accompanied by undesirable side-effects such as giddiness, nausea, vomiting and postural hypotension, We demonstrate here the efficacy of microdoses of BCR administered intranasally (IN) to hyperprolactinaemic patients (n = 6) in reducing significantly the elevated serum prolactin levels and maintain them within the normal range, The IN mode of BCR administration, in addition to reducing the effective dose of the drug by 4-20-fold, results in little or no side-effects otherwise associated with oral therapy.

Item Type:	Editorials/Short Communications
Publication:	Current Science (Bangalore)
Publisher:	Indian Academy of Sciences
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Indian Academy of Sciences.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Molecular Reproduction, Development & Genetics
Date Deposited:	31 May 2011 06:10
Last Modified:	02 Nov 2011 08:04
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/38036

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