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    L-DOPA (redirect from Levodopa)
    l-DOPA, also known as levodopa and l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, is made and used as part of the normal biology of some plants and animals, including humans...
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  • Carbidopa/levodopa, also known as levocarb and co-careldopa, is the combination of the two medications carbidopa and levodopa. It is primarily used to...
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    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...
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  • Levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) is a form of dyskinesia associated with levodopa (l-DOPA), used to treat Parkinson's disease. It often involves hyperkinetic...
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  • Levodopa/benserazide, sold under the brand name Prolopa among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease...
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    Carbidopa/levodopa/entacapone, sold under the brand name Stalevo among others, is a dopaminergic fixed-dose combination medication that contains carbidopa...
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    treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is a combination of prodrugs for levodopa and carbidopa that was developed by AbbVie. The combination was refused...
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    peripheral metabolism of levodopa. This property is significant in that it allows a greater proportion of administered levodopa to cross the blood–brain...
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    Foslevodopa is a drug which acts as a prodrug for levodopa, originally invented in the 1980s but not developed for medical use at that time. It has more...
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  • of 2017.[relevant?] Levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) is evident in patients with Parkinson's disease who have been on levodopa (L‑DOPA) for prolonged...
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