Dopamine Agonists: US FDA Orders Safety Labeling Changes But Not Boxed Warnings
Executive Summary
Agency denies citizen petition requests for boxed warning on risk of impulse control behaviors and other psychiatric disorders with the class of drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease and restless legs syndrome, but agrees with one petitioner that some safety-related changes are warranted.
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