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Mirapex side effects

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This side effect is printed on the FDA label for Mirapex. It was a question in our daily quiz, where you pick the real side effect from four choices.

Intense urges to gamble

The label also lists compulsive shopping and binge eating. Casinos were not consulted.

From the FDA label
“patients can experience intense urges to gamble, increased sexual urges, intense urges to spend money uncontrollably, binge eating, and/or other intense urges and the inability to control these urges”
Mirapex label, updated Sep 9, 2026 · Read the full label on DailyMed
What to watch for

Tell your doctor about new urges you can't control. Family members often notice before you do.

327 reports to the FDA's adverse event system mention gambling. A report is not proof the drug caused it. See the query

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