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Ropinirole (INN; trade names Requip Repreve Ronirol Adartrel) is a dopamine agonist of the non-ergoline class of medications. It is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Cipla Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Sun Pharmaceutical. It is used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and restless legs syndrome (RLS). Ropinirole is one of three medications approved by the FDA to treat restless leg syndrome (RLS) the other two being pramipexole (Mirapex) and gabapentin enacarbil (Horizant).