Carbidopa-Levodopa 25-250 (carbidopa-levodopa) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Carbidopa-Levodopa
What is Carbidopa-Levodopa 25-250?
Levodopa 250 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 & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Muscle spasms | 1 | 0 |
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Dosages
| 3 x 25 mg-250 mg daily | ||
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Currently Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa 25-250
| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
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Report created on November 22, 2009.