Patient gets £70,000 payout after Parkinson’s drug triggered ‘uncontrollable’ gambling addiction

Philip Stevens, 66, from Hampshire developed a gambling problem after taking Parkinson’s drug - (Leigh Day)

The NHS has paid out tens of thousands to a man who developed an “uncontrollable” gambling problem after he was given a common Parkinson’s drug, The Independent can reveal.

Philip Stevens, a 66-year-old from Hampshire, has received £70,000 from his GP following a lawsuit after he was given the drug Ropinirole, which led him to develop impulse control disorder that saw him spend thousands on gambling websites and expensive clothes.