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What is Sinemet?

Sinemet® is a brand name for the combination of the drugs levodopa and carbidopa. The combination is used to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease or Parkinson-like symptoms. Sinemet® dosage options available include 10/100mg; 25/100mg; 25/250mg.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
4 8%
Moderate
9 18%
Mild
25 51%
None
11 22%

Most commonly reported side effects

Dyskinesia
15 31%
Drowsiness
10 20%
Nausea
10 20%
stomach upset
8 16%
Depression
6 12%
full body pain
5 10%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Sinemet. See all 102 dosages ►

  10mg-100mg as needed 10mg as needed 11 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 1other as needed 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 25mg-100mg as needed 25 mg-250 mg as needed 25mg as needed 2.5 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 2 x 10 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 3 25mg-100mg as needed 3 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 4 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 7 25mg-250mg as needed 8 25mg-250mg as needed daily 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.5 other daily 2 mg daily 2 tbs. daily 3 mg daily 3 other daily 4 mg daily 4.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 25 tbs. daily 25.1 mg daily 37.5 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 25 mg-100 mg one time 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 10 mg-100 mg daily 25 mg-100 mg daily 115 mg daily 125 mg daily 150 mg daily 1.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 1.75 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 200 mg daily 2 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 2 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 225 mg daily 250 mg daily 25 mg-250 mg daily 300 mg daily 3 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 3 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 3.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 1.5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 375 mg daily 400 mg daily 4 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 4 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 4.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 500 mg daily 5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 525 mg daily 5.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 600 mg daily 6 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 6 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 625 mg daily 660 mg daily 700 mg daily 7 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 3 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 750 mg daily 800 mg daily 8 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 8 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 900 mg daily 9 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 120 x 25 mg-250 mg monthly 1000 mg daily 10 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 4 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 10.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 11 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 4.5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 1200 mg daily 12 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 13 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 13.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 14 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 1500 mg daily 15 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 6 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 16 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 20 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 9 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 1100 x 25 mg-100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 34 Number of Patients: 34 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 19 Number of Patients: 19 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 22 Number of Patients: 22 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sinemet (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
14 37% Doctor's advice: 37%
Other
13 34% Other: 34%
Did not seem to work
7 18% Did not seem to work: 18%
Side effects too severe
6 16% Side effects too severe: 16%
Course of treatment ended
2 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Not indicated
2 5% Not indicated: 5%
Personal research
1 3% Personal research: 3%
Expense
1 3% Expense: 3%

See all 38 patients who’ve stopped taking Sinemet

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Sinemet

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
7
18
34
30
94

Stopped Taking Sinemet

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
5
4
7
4
13

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
30 61%
Usually
18 37%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
4 8%
Somewhat
10 20%
A little
15 31%
Not at all
20 41%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 2%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
3 6%
$25-49
3 6%
< $25
27 55%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.