Ratings, Reviews Summary for MIRAPEX (PHARMACIA AND UPJOHN)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of MIRAPEX: 2.8 (somewhat satisfied)

(based on 431 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for MIRAPEX
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 4 2.5
Age 18 to 24 4 3.25
Age 25 to 34 37 3.25
Age 35 to 44 74 3.04
Age 45 to 54 129 2.78
Age 55 to 64 122 2.92
Age 65 to 74 43 3.2
Age 75 and up 13 2.46

Ratings by Sex for MIRAPEX
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 147 2.82
Female 277 2.89
Not Specified 7 4

Why MIRAPEX* (Pramipexole dihydrochloride ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of MIRAPEX: somewhat satisfied (average rating score: 2.87)

(based on 399 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** MIRAPEX
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Restless legs syndrome*35
2Parkinson's disease*22
3Fibromyalgia*17
4Periodic limb movement disorder*2
5Anhedonia1
6Depression*1
7Brain injury1
8Myoclonus1

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of MIRAPEX **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Somnolence78
2Akathisia76
3Weight increased75
4Nausea*66
5Insomnia54
6Compulsions41
7Abnormal dreams40
8Gambling37
9Hypersomnia33
10Sleep disorder32
11Drug ineffective*29
12Headache28
13Fatigue*28
14Depression*26
15Pain*26
16Amnesia22
17Tremor21
18Oedema19
19Hallucination19
20Anxiety*19

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Pramipexole dihydrochloride (Pramipexole, Mirapex er, Mirapex)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com