Written questions

Drugs: Side Effects

2026-06-09 · Department of Health and Social Care · 8936 · Official question

Lee Pitcher

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patients exposed to dopamine agonists for (a) Parkinson’s disease and (b) restless legs syndrome; and what comparison the Department has made

Answer

The information requested on dopamine agonists is not held centrally nor held in the format requested and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Dopamine agonists encompass a range of medicines authorised for the management of Parkinson’s disease...