MONOTHERAPY, 50 MICROGRAMS AT NIGHT ON DAY 1, THEN 50 MICROGRAMS TWICE DAILY ON DAYS 2 - 4, THEN INCREASED BY 100 - 250 MICROGRAMS DAILY EVERY 3 - 4 DAYS (GIVEN IN 3 DIVIDED DOSES) UP TO A DAILY DOSE OF 1.5 MG AT DAY 28; AFTER DAY 30, FURTHER INCREASES OF UP TO 250 MICROGRAMS TWICE A WEEK; USUAL MAINTENANCE DOSE APPROX. 2 - 2.5 MG DAILY; MAX. 5 MG DAILY
ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY WITH LEVODOPA, 50 MICROGRAMS DAILY FOR 2 DAYS, INCREASED GRADUALLY BY 100 - 150 MICROGRAMS EVERY 3 DAYS OVER NEXT 12 DAYS, USUALLY GIVEN IN 3 DIVIDED DOSES; FURTHER INCREASES OF 250 MICROGRAMS EVERY 3 DAYS; USUAL MAINTENANCE DOSE 3 MG DAILY; MAX. 5 MG DAILY; DURING PERGOLIDE TITRATION LEVODOPA DOSE MAY BE REDUCED CAUTIOUSLY