questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data the Department holds on (a) the number and proportion of dopamine agonist-treated patients who report binge eating or marked weight gain, (b) weight and metabolic monitoring practices when dopamine agonists are started or doses increased, (c) the incidence of new-onset diabetes or serious obesity-related complications in that group and (d) how those findings affect prescribing or dose decisions.
answerText: 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...
heading: Drugs: Side Effects