Is Ropinirole Thiamine HCI?

[Grumpy77]

I saw Hydrochloride on my Ropinirole med. I have been taking this med for a while but only just noticed now that it is HCI

[MBAnderson]

No. The only thing they have in common is they both go in your mouth. Ropinrole is a pharmaceutical and a dopamine agonist and thiamine is a vitamin, found throughout mother nature -- in all kinds of foods.

[Grumpy77 in reply to MBAnderson]

Hmmm..., ok, I'm a med noob... so just wondering why that they are both mainly Hydrochloride isn't also a common thing

[MBAnderson in reply to Grumpy77]

Most drugs have HCL behind the name. It refers to the form the drug is in, usually enhancing bioavailability.

[park_bear in reply to Grumpy77]

The HCL designation something like the difference between salted and unsalted butter. The product is still mostly butter.

[Cagey84]

The HCl (hydrochloride) is just a salt of the thiamine or ropinirole, nothing to worry about