23 patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease were allocated in a double-blind study of bromocryptine. These patients had an insufficient or deteriorating response to levodopa treatment. The dosages of levodopa were optimal and stabilized 3 months prior to and during this 5-month study. The addition of bromocryptine in high doses (average daily dose 71 mg) induced a significant improvement in the total score of the Webster and the NUDS scales. The global assessment, both by the investigator and by the patients, also showed significant improvement. The efficacy of bromocryptine in these type of parkinsonian patients in a double-blind trial has not yet been established. The conclusion of this trial is that bromocryptine significantly increases the therapeutic effectiveness in these poorly levodopa responding parkinsonian patients.

Keywords:
Bromocryptine, Parkinson’s disease, Levodopa failure, Dopamine agonist
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1978
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