Second Parkinson’s Drug, Requip, Blamed for Compulsive Gambling
Parkinson’s Drug Linked To The Development Of Compulsive Behavior. Up until now, Mirapex has been the medication most often associated with the mounting medical evidence linking certain drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD) to the development of compulsive behavior, including pathological gambling. Now, however, a second … [Read more...] about Second Parkinson’s Drug, Requip, Blamed for Compulsive Gambling
Gambler blames Parkinson’s for his addiction
Parkinson’s Drug Could Cause Compulsive Gambling. After gambling away $14 million, a retired physician from Austin, Texas, is making one last bet, that he'll recover his loss by suing casinos and the makers of his Parkinson's medication. Dr. Max Wells says the drug company failed to warn patients that Requip and a … [Read more...] about Gambler blames Parkinson’s for his addiction
Parkinson’s drug linked to bizarre out-of-control urges
Parkinson’s Drug Could Bolster The Fading Supply Of A Critical Brain Chemical Dopamine. Faced with steady deterioration from Parkinson's disease, Jim Sweet leapt at the chance to try a new drug that promised to relieve the tremors brought on by the death of cells deep in his brain. Like older Parkinson's medicines, Mirapex could … [Read more...] about Parkinson’s drug linked to bizarre out-of-control urges
Studies and Lawsuits Point Fingers at the Parkinson’s Drug, MIRAPEX
Mirapex Is Responsible For Turning Patients Into Gambling Addicts. It is admittedly an odd connection but there seems to be no real doubt that MIRAPEX, a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD), is also responsible for turning some of the patients who used it into gambling addicts. In July, a Mayo Clinic study published in the … [Read more...] about Studies and Lawsuits Point Fingers at the Parkinson’s Drug, MIRAPEX
Parkinson’s Drug May Damage Heart Valves
Parkinson’s Drug Can Damage Heart Valves. Mayo Clinic doctors say a drug for Parkinson's disease could damage people's heart valves in much the same way as the diet drug combination known as fen-phen. Mayo physicians discovered heart valve disease in three women taking pergolide, or Permax, a drug used to treat … [Read more...] about Parkinson’s Drug May Damage Heart Valves
NEW WARNINGS FOR PARKINSON’S DRUG, TASMAR
Tasmar Can Cause Fatal Liver Injury. FDA and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., the manufacturer of the drug Tasmar for patients with Parkinson's Disease, are advising doctors about reports of a new finding of fatal liver injury associated with use of the drug, and recommending significant changes in how it is used. Because of … [Read more...] about NEW WARNINGS FOR PARKINSON’S DRUG, TASMAR
