Ryan Reynolds Announces More to Parkinsons Campaign [Video]

Ryan Reynolds, a world-renowned actor/entrepreneur and Parkinson’s disease advocate, with Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently announced the launch of a multi-faceted disease education campaign, More to Parkinson’s^®, to raise awareness among caregivers, patients and their care providers about a common, yet under-recognized aspect of Parkinson’s disease – Parkinson’s-related hallucinations and delusions.

Notably, around half of the people living with Parkinson’s disease may develop hallucinations or delusions over the course of their disease, but up to 90% of people currently do not proactively tell their physicians about these symptoms.^1-3 By sharing their experiences caring for Ryan’s father, James “Jim” Reynolds, who passed away nearly a decade ago, Ryan and his mother Tammy, aim to raise awareness, educate and drive conversation between people with Parkinson’s disease, their families and their doctors about how best to talk about and treat these non-motor symptoms.

“My father experienced hallucinations and delusions. At the time, we didn’t know any of …