Find support and resources for living with Parkinson’s disease

Support groups that are dedicated to progress

After receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, it’s easy to feel like no one else knows what you’re going through. These organizations have made it their mission to connect people who have Parkinson’s disease, while also providing helpful resources for both you and your family.

Parkinson’s Foundation

Strives to make life better for people with Parkinson’s disease by improving care and advancing research

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American Parkinson Disease Association

Providing support, education, and research to help everyone impacted by Parkinson’s disease live life to the fullest

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Michael J. Fox Foundation

On a mission to accelerate the next generation of Parkinson’s treatments through an aggressively funded research agenda

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Resources to help you during your time on DHIVY

DHIVY Brochure

Learn more about DHIVY and how it was designed to provide personalized daily dosing.

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Success Guide

Just starting DHIVY? Find tips to help you make the most of your time on treatment.

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Doctor Discussion Guide

Unsure if DHIVY is right for you? Start the conversation with your doctor by using these questions at your next appointment.

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Still have questions about DHIVY? Find answers

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION & INDICATION

Do not take DHIVY with antidepressant medications known as nonselective monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors because taking these two drugs within 2 weeks of each other can result in high blood pressure. Do not take DHIVY if you have hypersensitivity to any ingredient of DHIVY.

Taking DHIVY may result in falling asleep while engaged in normal activities, even without warning and as late as one year or later after starting DHIVY. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how DHIVY affects you.

Tell your healthcare provider if you have any heart conditions, especially if you have had a heart attack or irregular heartbeats; if you experience hallucinations or abnormal thoughts and behaviors (such as excessive suspicion, believing things that are not real, confusion, agitation, aggressive behavior, and disorganized thinking); if you have intense urges to gamble, increased sexual urges, other intense urges, and the inability to control those urges; if dyskinesia or abnormal involuntary movements appear or get worse during treatment with DHIVY; if you develop symptoms such as depression, confusion, cheilosis, glossitis, dermatitis, anemia, neuropathy, and/or seizures (which may be a vitamin B6 deficiency); if you have ever had a peptic ulcer or glaucoma; if you have any abnormal lab results; or if you experience depression or suicidal thoughts.

Notify your healthcare provider if you become pregnant or intend to become pregnant during DHIVY therapy or if you intend to breastfeed or are breastfeeding an infant.

Talk to your healthcare provider before you lower the dose or stop taking DHIVY, as this may result in serious side effects. Call your healthcare provider immediately if you develop withdrawal symptoms such as fever, confusion, or severe muscle stiffness.

Take DHIVY as instructed. You may take DHIVY with or without food. If you have difficulty swallowing the tablet due to its size, you may break the tablet along the score lines.

The most common adverse reactions reported with carbidopa/levodopa tablets have included abnormal involuntary movements and nausea.

INDICATION

DHIVY is a combination of carbidopa and levodopa indicated for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, postencephalitic parkinsonism, and symptomatic parkinsonism that may follow carbon monoxide intoxication or manganese intoxication.

You may report side effects to Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC at 1-888-612-8466 or to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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