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What is Apomorphine Pump?

An apomorphine pump provides a constant steady supply of the dopamine agonist apomorphine. It can also be set to deliver a certain number of "bolus" or "booster" doses when needed. The pump injects apomorphine through a subcutaneous needle which must be moved daily.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
To control off periods 2 1 Efficacy_major
General health 1 0
Foot dystonia 1 0
Dyskinesia 1 1 Efficacy_none

See all 2 patients currently taking Apomorphine Pump

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 0

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Apomorphine Pump (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Apomorphine Pump

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Stopped Taking Apomorphine Pump

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Apomorphine Pump

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Apomorphine Pump

Very
 1 100%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Apomorphine Pump

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.