Gambling Addiction Suit Faces Long Odds

By sskrplaw on July 10, 2008 4:38 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

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Randolph Simens, 55, claims he took Pfizer’s drug Mirapex once he was diagnosed with  Parkinson’s disease and developed hand tremors. Simens says he was a recreational gambler before taking the drug but soon started spending entire nights gambling on the Internet and in casinos, losing some 3 million dollars. After reading an article about the peculiar side effects of Mirapex, he quit the drug and, after joining a gambler’s support group, soon lost the urge to gamble. He is now suing Pfizer in state court in New York.

The connection between Mirapex and compulsive gambling first came to light in July 2005 when doctors at the Mayo Clinic reported the results of a study suggesting a link between dopamine agonist drugs like Mirapex and compulsive gambling.

Researchers have long known that certain drugs can cause adverse reactions that can change a person's behavior by initiating destructive thoughts which lead to destructive behavior. It will be interesting to see if a court and jury will accept the theory that a prescription drug is responsible for behavior such as a gambling addiction.

Alan Milstein

 

 

 

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