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What is Carbidopa-Levodopa?

Levodopa is a dopamine precursor used to treat the movement disorder symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Carbidopa is often included with levodopa-containing drugs in order to boost its efficacy by slowing down the metabolism of dopamine.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
5 3%
Moderate
39 24%
Mild
54 33%
None
65 40%

Most commonly reported side effects

Dyskinesia
33 20%
Nausea
25 15%
Drowsiness
23 14%
stomach upset
14 9%
Vivid dreams
11 7%
Sleep problems
10 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Carbidopa-Levodopa. See all 162 dosages ►

  100 mg all the time (24/7) 100mg as needed 10mg-100mg as needed 10mg as needed 11 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 12mg as needed 1.5 25mg-100mg as needed 1other as needed 2 25mg-100mg as needed 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 25 mg-100 mg as needed 25mg-100mg as needed 25 mg-250 mg all the time (24/7) 25 mg-250 mg as needed 25mg-250mg 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) 4.5 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 4 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 6 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 7 25mg-250mg as needed 7 mg all the time (24/7) 8 25mg-250mg as needed as needed daily 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1.5 mg daily 1.5 other daily 2 mg daily 2 tbs. daily 3 cap(s) daily 3 mg daily 3 other daily 3.5 mg daily 3.5 other daily 3.5 tab(s) daily 25 mg weekly 3.75 mg daily 4 g daily 4 mg daily 4 mmol/L daily 4 other daily 4.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 6 other daily 8 mg daily 8 other daily 9 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 25 tbs. daily 25.1 mg daily 4 x 25 mg-100 mg every other week 37.5 mg daily 40 mg daily 25 mg-100 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 62.5 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 137 mg daily 138 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 50 mg-200 mg daily 225 mg daily 250 mg daily 25 mg-250 mg daily 2.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 251 mg daily 275 mg daily 300 mg daily 3 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 3 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 330 mg daily 3.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 1.5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 375 mg daily 2 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 400 mg daily 4 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 4 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 450 mg daily 4.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 2 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 500 mg daily 5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 525 mg daily 550 mg daily 5.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 3 x 50 mg-200 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 6.75 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 700 mg daily 7 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 3 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 750 mg daily 7.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 4 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 800 mg daily 8 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 8 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 8.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 3.5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 900 mg daily 9 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 950 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 1100 mg daily 11 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 4.5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 1200 mg daily 12 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 12 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 6 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 12.5 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 1375.5 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 1750 mg daily 18 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 20 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 8 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 2200 mg daily 9 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 2400 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 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 64 Number of Patients: 64 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 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 11 Number of Patients: 11 4 Number of Patients: 4 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 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 42 Number of Patients: 42 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 28 Number of Patients: 28 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 63 Number of Patients: 63 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 2 Number of Patients: 2 40 Number of Patients: 40 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 5 Number of Patients: 5 119 Number of Patients: 119 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 13 Number of Patients: 13 2 Number of Patients: 2 72 Number of Patients: 72 3 Number of Patients: 3 10 Number of Patients: 10 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 47 Number of Patients: 47 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9 16 Number of Patients: 16 3 Number of Patients: 3 58 Number of Patients: 58 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 13 Number of Patients: 13 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 11 Number of Patients: 11 2 Number of Patients: 2 33 Number of Patients: 33 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 15 Number of Patients: 15 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 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  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
37 38% Doctor's advice: 38%
Other
25 26% Other: 26%
Did not seem to work
21 21% Did not seem to work: 21%
Side effects too severe
15 15% Side effects too severe: 15%
Personal research
9 9% Personal research: 9%
Not indicated
8 8% Not indicated: 8%
Course of treatment ended
4 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Expense
2 2% Expense: 2%

See all 97 patients who’ve stopped taking Carbidopa-Levodopa

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
8
23
48
106
110
223

Stopped Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
10
18
8
18
16
28

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
106 65%
Usually
51 31%
Sometimes
2 1%
Never
4 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
7 4%
Somewhat
25 15%
A little
45 28%
Not at all
86 53%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 1%
$100-199
3 2%
$50-99
6 4%
$25-49
11 7%
< $25
95 58%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 22, 2009.