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UK Urged to Review Ropinirole After Addiction Link

2/25/2026

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  • More than 250 people in the United Kingdom have linked gambling, shopping, and sexual addictions to Ropinirole, used for movement disorders.
  • The United Kingdom government expressed concern and asked the Health Select Committee to review warnings about Ropinirole.
  • About one in six Parkinson's patients on Ropinirole experience these side effects.
  • There were cases of a father and son who took their lives after impulsive behaviors linked to Ropinirole.