Dacepton
Dacepton helps people with Parkinson's disease move better by reducing "off" times when it's hard to move.
Form
injektioneste, liuos, sylinteriampulli
Strength
10 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate
Manufacturer
Ever Neuro Pharma GmbH
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will tell you how much to take. It's usually 3-30 mg per day, given 1-10 times a day.
Method
Inject the medicine under your skin (in your stomach or outer thigh) using the D-mine-Pen. Do not inject into a vein or muscle.
Important
The most you can take in one day is 100 mg. No single injection should be more than 10 mg.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Lumps, redness, and itching at the injection site.
- •Seeing or hearing things that are not real (hallucinations).
- •Feeling sick to your stomach or vomiting, especially at the start of treatment.
- •Feeling very tired or sleepy.
- •Feeling confused.
- •Yawning a lot.
- •Dizziness or feeling faint when standing up.
RARE
- •More involuntary movements or shaking.
- •Suddenly falling asleep.
- •Skin rashes.
- •Trouble breathing.
- •Sores at the injection site.
- •Swelling in the legs, feet, or fingers.
- •Fainting.
- •Feeling aggressive or restless.
- •Headache.
- •Strong urges you can't control (like gambling, overeating, too much spending, or increased sexual urges).
- •Anemia (low red blood cells, causing yellowish skin, weakness, or shortness of breath).
- •Low platelets (increasing bleeding or bruising).
- •Severe allergic reaction (e.g., rash, swelling, trouble breathing).
- •High levels of certain white blood cells (eosinophilia).
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to apomorphine or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- This medicine is not for children under 18 years old.
- Do not use if you have serious breathing issues, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or severe mental health problems like hallucinations.
- Tell your doctor if you or your family have a heart condition called "long QT syndrome" or if you are taking ondansetron for nausea.
- This medicine can make you very sleepy. Do not drive or use machines if this happens.
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- Tell your doctor if you develop strong urges you can't control, like gambling, overeating, too much spending, or increased sexual urges.
- Do not use if the medicine looks green, cloudy, or has particles in it.