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Helpful resources for the first few weeks of treatment |
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Let us help throughout your treatment |
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At Shared Solutions®, we care about supporting you throughout your AUSTEDO™ (deutetrabenazine) tablets treatment. We will partner with you to provide resources and support to help you during your treatment with AUSTEDO™. |
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Below is a resource that may help you get started on your AUSTEDO™ treatment: |
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A Helpful Guide When Starting AUSTEDO™ |
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In a few weeks, we'll check in with you to ask about your AUSTEDO™ treatment and to answer any questions you may have. |
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| Call Teva's Shared Solutions® at 1-800-887-8100 |
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Approved Use |
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AUSTEDO™ is a prescription medicine that is used to treat the involuntary movements (chorea) of Huntington's disease. AUSTEDO™ does not cure the cause of the involuntary movements, and it does not treat other symptoms of Huntington's disease, such as problems with thinking or emotions. It is not known if AUSTEDO is safe and effective in children. |
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Important Safety Information |
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AUSTEDO™ can cause serious side effects, including: depression, suicidal thoughts, or suicidal actions. |
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Do not start taking AUSTEDO™ if you are depressed (have untreated depression or depression that is not well controlled by medicine) or have suicidal thoughts. Pay close attention to any changes, especially sudden changes, in mood, behaviors, thoughts or feelings. This is especially important when AUSTEDO™ is started and when the dose is changed. |
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Call the healthcare provider right away if you become depressed or have any of the following symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you: |
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feel sad or have crying spells |
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lose interest in seeing your friends or doing things you used to enjoy |
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sleep a lot more or a lot less than usual |
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feel unimportant, guilty, hopeless, or helpless |
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feel more irritable, angry, or aggressive than usual |
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feel more or less hungry than usual or notice a big change in your body weight |
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have trouble paying attention |
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feel tired or sleepy all the time |
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have thoughts about hurting yourself or ending your life |
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Do not take AUSTEDO™ if you: |
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are depressed or have thoughts of suicide. |
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are taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) medicine. Do not take an MAOI within 14 days after you stop taking AUSTEDO™. Do not start AUSTEDO™ if you stopped taking an MAOI in the last 14 days. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure. |
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are taking reserpine. Do not take medicines that contain reserpine (such as Serpalan® and Renese®-R) with AUSTEDO™. If your healthcare provider plans to switch you from taking reserpine to AUSTEDO™, you must wait at least 20 days after your last dose of reserpine before you start taking AUSTEDO™. |
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are taking tetrabenazine (XENAZINE®). If your healthcare provider plans to switch you from tetrabenazine (XENAZINE®) to AUSTEDO™, take your first dose of AUSTEDO™ on the day after your last dose of tetrabenazine (XENAZINE®). |
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Other possible serious side effects include: |
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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS). Call your healthcare provider right away and go to the nearest emergency room if you develop these signs and symptoms that do not have another obvious cause: high fever, stiff muscles, problems thinking, very fast or uneven heartbeat, increased sweating. |
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Restlessness. You may get a condition where you feel a strong urge to move. This is called akathisia. |
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Parkinsonism. Symptoms include: slight shaking, body stiffness, trouble moving or keeping your balance. |
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Irregular heartbeat. AUSTEDO™ increases your chance of having certain changes in the electrical activity in your heart. These changes can lead to a dangerous abnormal heartbeat. Taking AUSTEDO™ with certain medicines may increase this chance. |
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Sleepiness (sedation) is a common side effect of AUSTEDO™. While taking AUSTEDO™, do not drive a car or operate dangerous machinery until you know how AUSTEDO™ affects you. Drinking alcohol and taking other drugs that may also cause sleepiness while you are taking AUSTEDO™ may increase any sleepiness caused by AUSTEDO™. |
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The most common side effects of AUSTEDO™ include: sleepiness (sedation), diarrhea, tiredness, and dry mouth. |
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These are not all the possible side effects of AUSTEDO™. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. |
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Please read the Medication Guide in the full Prescribing Information for AUSTEDO™. |
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Sincerely,
Your Shared Solutions® Team |
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