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EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR RISK MINIMISATION
How to Store Duodopa
®
• Keep the cassettes with gel out of the reach and sight
of children�
• Do not use Duodopa
®
after the expiry date which is stated
on the carton label after EXP�
• Store in a refrigerator (2ºC to 8ºC)�
• Keep the cassettes in the outer carton in order to protect
from light�
• A cassette of the gel may be used for up to 16 hours
once it is out of the refrigerator�
• The drug cassettes are for single use only and should not
be used for longer than 16 hours even if some gel
remains�
• Do not re-use an opened cassette�
• The gel might become slightly yellow — this does not
affect the medicine�
How to Dispose of Duodopa
®
Do not throw away any medicine via wastewater or
household waste� Ask your pharmacist how to throw away
medicine you no longer use� These measures will help to
protect the environment�
Return used cassettes to your nearest pharmacy - do not
re-use�
