Bromocriptine

Name: Bromocriptine Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

16 interactions 1 explained in plain English

Also sold as: Cycloset Cycloset® Parlodel Parlodel®

About Bromocriptine

Bromocriptine (Parlodel) is used to treat symptoms of hyperprolactinemia (high levels of a natural substance called prolactin in the body) including lack of menstrual periods, discharge from the nipples, infertility (difficulty becoming pregnant) and hypogonadism (low levels of certain natural substances needed for nor… Read the full Bromocriptine drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jun 30, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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4 Contraindicated 9 Major 3 Moderate

All (16) Contraindicated (4) Major (9) Moderate (3)

Moderate

Bromocriptine Lanreotide Injection Somatuline Increased plasma levels of bromocriptine Details Bromocriptine Octreotide Bynfezia Increased bromocriptine exposure Details Bromocriptine Octreotide Injection Bynfezia Increased bromocriptine exposure Details

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