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'''Ropinirole''', sold under the brand name '''Requip''' among others, is a medication used to treat [[Parkinson's disease]] (PD) and [[restless legs syndrome]] (RLS).<ref name=BNF76>{{cite book|title=British national formulary : BNF 76|date=2018|publisher=Pharmaceutical Press|isbn=9780857113382|pages=419–420|edition=76}}</ref> In PD the dose needs to be adjusted to the effect and treatment should not be suddenly stopped.<ref name=BNF76/> It is taken by mouth.<ref name=AHFS2019/> It is approved in the USUK and UKUS for inducing emesis (vomiting) in dogs who have ingested toxins or non-sharp foreign material.

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