Patients who claim they developed gambling and sex addictions after taking Parkinson's medication are offered …

Pfizer Australia confirmed it has proposed a settlement after action was taken by 150 patients who claim they weren't warned of side effects Federal Court of Australian now has to consider whether to agree it Study published earlier this year found Parkinson's drugs do increase the risk of sex and gambling addictions as well as compulsive shopping Impulsive and compulsive behaviour is common with dopamine agonists Dopamine agonist drugs were 277 times more likely to result in a report of specific impulse control symptoms than other drugs, report found Up to 14% of patients develop changes in behaviour when taking them

By Anna Hodgekiss and Lizzie Parry for MailOnline

Published: 11:37 EST, 9 December 2014 | Updated: 19:36 EST, 9 December 2014

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One type of medication prescribed for Parkinson's increases the risk of compulsive behaviours

A drug company has offered a settlement to patients who claim they became addicted to gambling and sex after taking medication to treat Parkinson's disease.

Pfizer has confirmed it has proposed the settlement after class action was taken by 150 patients.

They claim they were not warned of the side effects.

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