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+====== Pramipexole ======
+===== Primer ====
+**Pramipexole** (Tradename: //Mirapex//) is a dopamine agonist used in the treatment of [[geri:parkinsons|]] and [[sleep:parasomnias:rls|restless legs syndrome]].
+  * It is a D2 receptor agonist and also has receptor selectivity for the D3 receptor subtype of the D2 subfamily of receptors.
+==== Side Effects ====
+There is the potential to cause compulsive behaviours and sudden sleep attacks.[([[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC116443/|Homann, C. N., Wenzel, K., Suppan, K., Ivanic, G., Kriechbaum, N., Crevenna, R., & Ott, E. (2002). Sleep attacks in patients taking dopamine agonists. Bmj, 324(7352), 1483-1487.]])]