Last chance for Christmas delivery from Webstercare before festive season
Parkinson's patients urged to place medication orders early
Medication management solutions provider, Webstercare, has encouraged individuals living with Parkinson's to submit their Christmas orders before December 16. Orders for Webster-pak received beyond this date may not be fulfilled until after the holiday season.
The company will be closed on December 26 and 27, as well as January 2, for public holidays.
The absorption and effectiveness of Parkinson's drugs, particularly levodopa, can be significantly influenced by diet, constipation, and concomitant medications. To optimize symptom control, patients should consider carefully timed medication, dietary adjustments, and monitoring for medication interactions and gastrointestinal issues.
High-protein meals can reduce levodopa absorption as they compete for transporter proteins in the small intestine, limiting absorption. Adjusting the timing of levodopa administration can help maximize absorption. If patients receive nutrition via a feeding tube, high protein content in enteral feeds can also interfere with levodopa absorption. Consistent timing between medication and feed administration is important to avoid fluctuations in drug response.
Constipation, common in Parkinson’s disease, can slow gastric emptying and intestinal transit, leading to variable and unpredictable absorption of oral medications, including levodopa. Imbalances in the gut microbiome, potentially exacerbated by constipation, can further impact drug metabolism and absorption, altering the effectiveness of Parkinson’s medications.
Other medications can interact with Parkinson’s drugs, reducing absorption and efficacy or worsening side effects. Alcohol can also impair the absorption and effectiveness of medications like levodopa. Different formulations of levodopa can help bypass some absorption issues, but their management requires careful consideration to avoid fluctuations in drug levels.
Webstercare's early order deadline aims to ensure timely delivery of medications, enabling uninterrupted symptom control over the holiday period. Patients are encouraged to discuss any concerns or questions about medication management with their healthcare providers.
- To maintain optimal symptom control during the holiday season, Parkinson's patients should consider adjusting their medication schedules, dietary habits, and seek advice on medication interactions and gastrointestinal issues from support groups or healthcare providers.
- High-protein meals and certain medications can interfere with the absorption and effectiveness of Parkinson's medications like levodopa, necessitating careful timing of medication and meal administration, or in the case of feeding tubes, consistent timing between medication and feed administration.
- Mental health, nutrition, and fitness-and-exercise therapies-and-treatments can complement medical-conditions management for Parkinson's patients, helping to improve their overall health-and-wellness.
- Science continues to explore neurological-disorders like Parkinson's, with research focusing on understanding the role of the gut microbiome, constipation, and various medications in drug absorption, metabolism, and efficacy.
- To ensure a consistent supply of medications during the holidays, Medicare-eligible patients living with Parkinson's must submit their Christmas orders to medication management solutions providers like Webstercare before the stated deadline, thereby avoiding any possible delays in therapies-and-treatments fulfillment.
