What it is used for
- High prolactin with no clear cause
- High prolactin caused by a pituitary tumour
- Stopping breast milk production for medical reasons
How it is used
- Take it exactly as your doctor prescribed; your doctor decides the dose
- Taking it with food may reduce nausea
- Your doctor may check your hormone levels with blood tests
Before and while using it
- It may cause dizziness or a drop in blood pressure on standing; get up slowly
- It may cause drowsiness; avoid driving if affected
- Tell your doctor about any heart or lung disease
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding
Get medical help straight away if
- Your face, lips or tongue swell, or you find it hard to breathe.
- You get a severe rash, blistering or peeling skin.
- A side effect worries you or doesn’t go away: contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Questions about this medicine?
Talk to a doctor by video, or send your question by text.
Source: National drug formulary 2024, page 201
This guide is general information and doesn’t replace advice from your doctor or pharmacist. Don’t start, stop or change a medicine without asking them, and always read the leaflet in the pack.