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EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR RISK MINIMISATION
The Duodopa
®
System
The Duodopa
®
system (Figure 1) consists of a pump,
intestinal tube and cassette (which contains the medication
levodopa/carbidopa)� You will need to have a procedure to
make a small hole (called a “stoma”) in your stomach wall to
place a gastro-jejunostomy tube (called a PEG-J tube) in an
area of your small intestine called the jejunum�
The Duodopa
®
medicine is a gel contained in a plastic
cassette� The cassette is connected to a pump� The pump
is connected to the PEG-J tube which is placed into your
gut (small intestine)� The pump continuously gives you a small
dose throughout the day� This means that the level of the
medicine in your blood stays similar� It also means some of the
movement side effects are lower� Your doctor or nurse will talk
to you about the stoma procedure�
FIGURE 1
A� Pump
B� Duodopa
®
Cassette
C� PEG
D� Intestinal Tube
