Written questions

Drugs: Side Effects

2026-06-10 · Department of Health and Social Care · 9212 · Official question

Lee Pitcher

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information national pharmacovigilance systems and clinical datasets provide on the range and relative frequency of withdrawal symptoms associated with dopamine agonist discontinuation, includ

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...