Carbidopa/levodopa, also known as levocarb and co-careldopa, is the combination of the two medications carbidopa and levodopa. It is primarily used to...
16 KB (1,436 words) - 05:01, 21 January 2024
Parkinson's disease (section Levodopa)
is usually taken along with levodopa and is available combined with levodopa in the same pill. Prolonged use of levodopa is associated with the development...
169 KB (17,796 words) - 16:59, 2 August 2024
Levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) is a form of dyskinesia associated with levodopa (l-DOPA), used to treat Parkinson's disease. It often involves hyperkinetic...
13 KB (1,535 words) - 14:58, 26 November 2023
Carbidopa/levodopa/entacapone, sold under the brand name Stalevo among others, is a dopaminergic fixed-dose combination medication that contains carbidopa...
10 KB (734 words) - 03:37, 5 November 2023
peripheral metabolism of levodopa. This property is significant in that it allows a greater proportion of administered levodopa to cross the blood–brain...
11 KB (1,120 words) - 19:55, 12 May 2024
Levodopa/benserazide, sold under the brand name Prolopa among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease...
4 KB (90 words) - 01:11, 23 February 2023
of 2017.[relevant?] Levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) is evident in patients with Parkinson's disease who have been on levodopa (L‑DOPA) for prolonged...
9 KB (953 words) - 15:05, 26 November 2023
treatment of Parkinson's disease. Entacapone together with levodopa and carbidopa allows levodopa to have a longer effect in the brain and reduces Parkinson's...
17 KB (1,519 words) - 01:17, 10 July 2024
Management of Parkinson's disease (section Levodopa)
Parkinson's. The main families of drugs useful for treating motor symptoms are levodopa, dopamine agonists, and MAO-B inhibitors. The most commonly used treatment...
71 KB (8,447 words) - 17:36, 19 February 2024