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Ergoline vs Cabergoline - What's the difference?

ergoline | cabergoline | Hypernyms |

Ergoline is a hypernym of cabergoline.


As nouns the difference between ergoline and cabergoline

is that ergoline is (chemistry) a tetracyclic heterocycle whose structural skeleton is contained in a diverse range of alkaloids, including some psychedelic drugs, and whose derivatives are used clinically for vasoconstriction and in the treatment of migraine and parkinson's disease while cabergoline is a potent dopamine receptor agonist, used in the treatment of parkinson's disease.

ergoline

English

Noun

(wikipedia ergoline)
  • (chemistry) A tetracyclic heterocycle whose structural skeleton is contained in a diverse range of alkaloids, including some psychedelic drugs, and whose derivatives are used clinically for vasoconstriction and in the treatment of migraine and Parkinson's disease.

    • See also

    * ergotism

    cabergoline

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A potent dopamine receptor agonist, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 4, author=Denise Grady, title=Studies Find Harm in 2 Parkinson’s Drugs, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The drugs are pergolide, sold as Permax, and cabergoline , sold as Dostinex. }}

    Hypernyms

    * ergoline * lysergamide

    See also

    * (wikipedia "cabergoline")