Cabergoline

The way endocrinologists manage prolactinomas is changing.

BALTIMORE — A one-time dose of off-label cabergoline after second-trimester abortion or pregnancy loss was effective for preventing symptomatic breast engorgement, according to data presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

Use of the dopamine agonist cabergoline during conventional fractionated radiotherapy to treat Cushing’s disease may be associated with a higher disease recurrence rate after an initial remission, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.