Written questions

Drugs: Side Effects

2026-06-10 · Department of Health and Social Care · 9199 · Official question

Lee Pitcher

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial impact of dopamine agonist-related impulse control disorders on those experiencing such disorders, including through (a) gambling-

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...