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Medica'on Awareness & Strategies Graham Hughes St. Vincent’s University Hospital Dublin [email protected] Interna'onal Pa'ent Empowerment Summit 2014 Dublin, Ireland Interna'onal Pa'ent Empowerment Summit 2014 Dublin, Ireland Interna'onal Pa'ent Empowerment Summit 2014 Dublin, Ireland Do You Take Your PD Meds? 1 in 5 underuse PD meds • Younger • Low Mood • High Tablet Number • More severe PD PILL TIMING POOR IN ALL GrosseQ D, Mov. Disorders 2005; 20 GrosseQ D, Mov. Disorders 2009; 24 Interna'onal Pa'ent Empowerment Summit 2014 Dublin, Ireland Key Take Home Points Back Yourself Medical
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Good Pa'ent Good Doctor Act against the Common Causes for Change Interna'onal Pa'ent Empowerment Summit 2014 Dublin, Ireland Back Yourself Interna'onal Pa'ent Empowerment Summit 2014 Dublin, Ireland What Help Do I Need From My PD Meds? Interna'onal Pa'ent Empowerment Summit 2014 Dublin, Ireland Good Pa'ent -­‐ Good Doctor – Good Pa'ent Interna'onal Pa'ent Empowerment Summit 2014 Dublin, Ireland And Then……….We Have A Conversa'on • ‘What do we need to look at?’ • ‘What are the non-­‐drug parts of our plan?’ • Agreement on the medica'on change • Check on possible side effects • Contact plan Interna'onal Pa'ent Empowerment Summit 2014 Dublin, Ireland Magennis B, JNN, 9:5
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Interna'onal Pa'ent Empowerment Summit 2014 Dublin, Ireland Pharmacist Support 1.  Educa'on role around different medica'ons 2.  Medica'on review to avoid poten'al drug interac'ons 3.  Review a]er hospitaliza'ons Interna'onal Pa'ent Empowerment Summit 2014 Dublin, Ireland Ac'on Steps Be the expert of your own Parkinson’s Good pa'ent doctor communica'on leads to winning results Know what you want the medica'ons to help you achieve Rou'ne with your medica'ons & lifestyle is crucial Know & act quickly against the 10 common causes of worsening in your Parkinson’s !  Regularly review your medica'ons with your pharmacist to iden'fy poten'al interac'ons ! 
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