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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Parkinson's Disease PD 847 212
Stiffness/Spasticity 61 17
Tremor 48 20
Slowness 43 11
Other 41 12
Mobility 21 5

See all 1342 patients currently taking Carbidopa-Levodopa

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
15
Moderate
71
Mild
94
None
115

Most commonly reported side effects

Dyskinesia
45
Nausea
40
Drowsiness
30
Stomach upset
23
Vivid dreams
15
Sleep problems
14
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Carbidopa-Levodopa. See all 189 dosages ►

  0.5 25mg-100mg as needed 0.5 25mg-250mg as needed 100mg as needed 10mg as needed 11 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 12mg as needed 14 25mg-100mg as needed 1.5 25mg-100mg as needed 1other as needed 2 25mg-100mg as needed 250mg 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) 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) 2 x 25 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 25mg-100mg as needed 4.5 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 7 mg all the time (24/7) 8 25mg-250mg as needed daily 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.5 other daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1 tab(s) daily 1.5 other daily 1.5 tab(s) daily 2 mg daily 2 other daily 2 tab(s) daily 2 tbs. daily 2.5 mg daily 3 cap(s) daily 3 intl units daily 3 mcg daily 3 mg daily 3 other daily 3.5 other daily 3.5 tab(s) daily 25 mg weekly 3.75 mg daily 4 g daily 4 intl units daily 4 mg daily 4 other daily 4.5 mg daily 5 g daily 5 mg daily 5 other daily 6 cap(s) daily 6 mg daily 6 other daily 7 mg daily 7.5 other daily 8 mg daily 8 other daily 9 mg daily 10 mg daily 10 other daily 11 other daily 12 mg daily 12 other daily 12 tab(s) 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 4 x 25 mg-100 mg weekly 60 mg daily 62.5 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 10 mg-100 mg daily 25 mg-100 mg daily 102.2 mL daily 112.5 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 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 300 mg daily 3 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 3 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 350 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 mcg daily 500 mg daily 5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 500.5 mg daily 525 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 2.5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 650 mg daily 6.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 660 mg daily 6.75 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 700 mg daily 7 x 10 mg-100 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 850 mg daily 8.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 900 mg daily 9 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 950 mg daily 9.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 120 x 25 mg-250 mg monthly 1000 mg daily 10 x 10 mg-100 mg daily 10 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 4 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 5 x 50 mg-200 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 1250 mg daily 12.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 13 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 10 x 50 mg-200 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 12 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 18 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 19 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 450 x 25 mg-100 mg daily
  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 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 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 56 Number of Patients: 56 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 6 Number of Patients: 6 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 19 Number of Patients: 19 10 Number of Patients: 10 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 13 Number of Patients: 13 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 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 43 Number of Patients: 43 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 4 Number of Patients: 4 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 27 Number of Patients: 27 25 Number of Patients: 25 2 Number of Patients: 2 104 Number of Patients: 104 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 10 Number of Patients: 10 17 Number of Patients: 17 4 Number of Patients: 4 51 Number of Patients: 51 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 8 Number of Patients: 8 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26 10 Number of Patients: 10 197 Number of Patients: 197 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 12 Number of Patients: 12 4 Number of Patients: 4 101 Number of Patients: 101 5 Number of Patients: 5 12 Number of Patients: 12 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 56 Number of Patients: 56 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 13 Number of Patients: 13 18 Number of Patients: 18 2 Number of Patients: 2 96 Number of Patients: 96 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 18 Number of Patients: 18 17 Number of Patients: 17 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 13 Number of Patients: 13 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 46 Number of Patients: 46 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
51   Doctor's advice: 38%
Other
32   Other: 24%
Did not seem to work
28   Did not seem to work: 21%
Side effects too severe
22   Side effects too severe: 16%
Personal research
14   Personal research: 10%
Not indicated
8   Not indicated: 6%
Course of treatment ended
6   Course of treatment ended: 4%
Expense
2   Expense: 1%
Change in health plan coverage
1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 129 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

Stopped Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
211 72%
Usually
74 25%
Sometimes
4 1%
Never
6 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
11 4%
Somewhat
44 15%
A little
81 27%
Not at all
159 54%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 1%
$100-199
4 1%
$50-99
13 4%
$25-49
32 11%
< $25
154 52%

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Report created on September 09, 2010.