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These instructions for use are intended for patients,
their carers, and the medical professionals that use the
EVER PharmaD‑mine
®
Pump.
You have decided in consultation with your physician to ad‑
minister your apomorphine therapy using an EVER Pharma
D‑mine
®
Pump. In order to ensure that you can safely hand‑
le your new device, it is important that you first become
thoroughly familiar with it. Read these instructions for use
carefully and discuss the handling of the pump and its
ac
cessories with your carer or your physician. In the case of
uncertainties, you can also phone Customer Service which
is available to you at all times.
USING THE
EVER PHARMAD‑ mine
®
PUMP
The EVER Pharma D‑mine
®
Pump is a medical device for
safe and reliable subcutaneous delivery of the drug apo‑
morphine at a concentration of 5mg/ml for the treatment of
Parkinson's disease. The pump is connected to your body
via an infusion set and provides your body with a continuous
supply of apomorphine. This form of therapy is referred to as
apomorphine pump therapy.
Dacepton
®
, Dopaceptin
®
and Dopaton
®
are regional brand
names for apomorphine by EVER Pharma.
Before starting drug administration, you fill the drug from the
vial into the reservoir with the aid of the pump.
The quantity of apomorphine that is automatically delivered
over the course of a day is referred to as the basal flow
rate or basal rate. Your physician adjusts it individually to
suit your requirements. The basal rate settings for a day are
referred to as the basal profile.
A bolus is an additional apomorphine administration by
which apomorphine is delivered to your body at the push of
a button if required. Your physician also presets the bolus
amount to suit your requirements.
Your physician defines the dosing of the drug by means of
the delivery settings. You must not change these unless
instructed to do so by your physician.