Generic Name: Carbidopa-Levodopa
Levodopa 100 mg, a dopamine precursor used to treat the movement disorder symptoms of Parkinson's disease is combined with carbidopa 25 mg. Carbidopa is often included with levodopa-containing drugs in order to boost its efficacy by slowing down the metabolism of dopamine.
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| tremor, arm | 1 | 0 |
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Currently Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa 25-100
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Report created on November 23, 2009.