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Care Partner Resources

The following is a list of links to some of the most well-known associations and other private and government-sponsored organizations dedicated to Parkinson's disease. The Web links are organized for patients and care partners.

Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)

(www.caregiver.org)
The FCA helps care partners who care for patients at home. Their site provides online talks, support, and news on public policy along with help on how to provide long-term care.

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

(www.michaeljfox.org)
Actor Michael J. Fox, who has PD, started this group to drive high-impact research toward a cure for PD. The site offers up-to-date information about research, news, and events.

National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC)

(www.caregiving.org)
The NAC supports care partners and the healthcare workers who help them. They also teach the public about issues facing care partners today.

National Family Caregivers Association

(www.nfcacares.org)
The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers, and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships, and life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing barriers to health and well being.

National Parkinson Foundation

(www.parkinson.org)
The National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) is the largest and oldest national Parkinson foundation in the United States. NPF supports Parkinson-related research, patient care, education, training, and outreach. NPF Chapters and Centers work with hundreds of people in support groups throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas. The site offers features such as Ask the Doctor, Ask the Surgeon, and Ask the Parkinson Dietitian.

These resources are provided by Boehringer Ingelheim as additional information for people interested in Parkinson's disease. Boehringer Ingelheim is not responsible for the specific content or information provided by these resources.

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Important Information about MIRAPEX: MIRAPEX is indicated for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD).

MIRAPEX may cause you to fall asleep without any warning, even while doing normal daily activities, such as driving. Before taking MIRAPEX, talk to your doctor if you drink alcohol or take other medications that make you drowsy as these can increase the chance that MIRAPEX will make you feel sleepy or fall asleep when you should be awake. When taking MIRAPEX, hallucinations (seeing, hearing, feeling, or tasting something that isn’t there) may occur and you may sometimes feel dizzy, nauseated, faint or sweaty when you sit up or stand quickly.

In clinical trials for early PD, the most commonly reported side effects of MIRAPEX that were more frequent than with placebo are nausea, dizziness, sleepiness, difficulty falling asleep, involuntary movement, and constipation. In clinical trials for advanced PD, the most commonly reported side effects of MIRAPEX that were more frequent than with placebo are low blood pressure when you sit up or stand quickly, involuntary movement, difficulty falling asleep, dizziness, accidental injury, hallucinations, and dream abnormalities. You should talk with your doctor if you experience these problems.

There have been reports of impulse control disorders and compulsive behaviors in patients taking certain medicines, including MIRAPEX. If you or your family members notice that you are experiencing new or increased gambling urges, increased sexual urges or other intense urges, such as compulsive shopping or eating, while taking MIRAPEX, talk to your doctor.

Please see full Prescribing Information.

This information is intended for U.S. residents only.