Jan. 2 at 2:26 PM
$ABBV $IRWD
Interestingly enough, Linzess is a pretty important drug within the Parkinson's community (will be thankful when it goes generic 2029 to 2030, otherwise is something like
$500 out of pocket at least for us)
Up to 80% of patients with Parkinson's disease experience constipation at some point (slowing GI motility makes difficult for food to move through the digestive tract)
Might not sound like a big deal until you experience first-hand as patient or caregiver (can lead to loss of appetite, losing lots of weight and then quality of life falls off pretty quick followed by other more serious complications)
Of all the options out there like Miralax (some patients won't want to drink 1-2 glasses daily of powder mixed in), Linzess offers the ease of 1 pill/day (starts working within a few days to a week)
Sometimes we forget how important convenience is (makes caregiver's life that much easier)
