Description
Pergolide (Permax, Pergotoliderived) is an ergoline-based dopamine receptor agonist used in some countries for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease is associated with low levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain. Pergolide has some of the same effects as dopamine in the body. In 2007, pergolide was withdrawn from the U.S. market after several published studies revealed a link between the drug and increased rates of valvular dysfunction