Patient/caregiver was educated on how to take Ropinirole as follows: Maintain strict compliance with intake of the medication as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the benefit of the medication. Take the medication at the same time, every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Compliance with the time of medication intake can help with maintaining ideal levels of the medication in the blood, which can contribute towards desired therapeutic results and prevent [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses and mechanism of action of Ropinirole as follows: Low levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine and consequent reduced stimulation of dopaminergic receptors in the brain and nervous tissues, result in development of symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Ropinirole belongs to a class of medications called dopamine agonists, which act in place of dopamine at the dopaminergic receptors. Ropinirole potentiates/increases the stimulation of dopaminergic receptors in the brain and nervous tissues. Potentiation [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease as follows: Parkinson’s disease is caused by low levels of a neurotransmitter, dopamine, in the brain. Dopamine is synthesized and secreted by certain nerve cells in the brain. Dopamine helps with transmission of nerve impulse between the brain cells and regulate smooth initiation and execution of movements. Secondary to use of various drugs or infections or chemicals, these dopaminergic neurons in the brain could be damaged. This [...]