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What is Sinemet 25/100?

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

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Treat Parkinson's Disease 20 2
treat my PD 3 0
Bradykinesia 2 0
Treat Parkinson,s 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 50%
None
1 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Put on weight - hunger
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Sinemet 25/100. See all 23 dosages

  100 mg all the time (24/7) 1other as needed 25mg as needed 0.5 mg daily 1 other daily 1.5 mg daily 3 mg daily 3 other daily 3.5 mg daily 3.5 other daily 4 g daily 4 mg daily 4 mmol/L daily 4.5 mg daily 6 other daily 10 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 25 mg-100 mg daily 200 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily
  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 6 Number of Patients: 6 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Currently Taking Sinemet 25/100

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
7
9
5
2
7

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 50%
Usually
1 50%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 50%
Not at all
1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 50%

Report created on November 21, 2009.