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• Public Citizen Files Lawsuit To Get FDA to Add Impulse Control Warning Added To Requip, Similar Parkinson’s Disease Drugs

  May 6, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit against the FDA charges the agency with failing to respond to a petition to put more stringent warnings on some Parkinson's disease drugs which may increase the risk of compulsive behaviors.

• Risk of Gambling from Abilify Side Effects Confirmed in New Study

  December 9, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study confirms that side effects of Abilify may significantly increase the risk of compulsive gambling behaviors, providing support for recent FDA warnings and lawsuits being pursued nationwide.

• Compulsive Behavior Warnings for Requip, Mirapex, Similar Drugs Need to be Stronger: Public Citizen

  June 30, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Public Citizen is calling for black box warnings on drugs that cause compulsive behaviors like gambling and sex addiction.

• Pfizer Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Gambling, Sex Addiction Side Effects

  May 11, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Pfizer has reached a tentative settlement over claims that Parkinson's disease drugs similar to the antipsychotic Abilify can cause impulsive behavior, like gambling and sex addiction.

• Abilify May Be Linked to Gambling Problems, Impulse Control Side Effects: Study

  November 3, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links the side effects of Abilify and some Parkinsons disease drugs to gambling, sex and compulsive shopping addictions.

• Requip, Risperdal Warning Issued Over Possible Medication Mistakes

  June 14, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Due to a similar name and similar packaging, hundreds of people have confused the drugs Requip and Risperdal, leading to...

• Parkinson’s Drugs Side Effects linked to Compulsive Gambling and Sex

  April 14, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  New research suggests that approximately 18% of patients treated with therapeutic doses of dopamine agonists to treat Parkinson’s disease could...