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By inhibiting the dopamine transporter, a dopamine reuptake inhibitor increases the body's extracellular concentrations of dopamine, which in turn increases dopaminergic neurotransmission and creates feelings of pleasure or even euphoria. A dopamine reuptake inhibitor has a number of medical applications.
Dopamine acts on the pituitary as an inhibitor of prolactin secretion. Blockade of dopamine D2 receptors by typical antipsychotics and risperidone can cause hyperprolactinaemia in males and females. Other atypical antipsychotics do not cause sustained hyperprolactinaemia because of their lower affinity for D2 receptors.