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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 742 154
Stiffness/Spasticity 57 12
Other 45 13
Tremor 41 16
Slowness 39 8
Mobility 16 3

See all 1133 patients currently taking Carbidopa-Levodopa

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
9 4%
Moderate
53 25%
Mild
64 30%
None
89 41%

Most commonly reported side effects

Dyskinesia
43 36%
Nausea
33 28%
Drowsiness
29 24%
Stomach upset
19 16%
Vivid dreams
15 13%
Sleep problems
13 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Carbidopa-Levodopa. See all 170 dosages ►

  0.5 25mg-100mg as needed 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 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) 4.5 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 as needed daily 0.25 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1.5 other daily 2 mg daily 2 other daily 2 tbs. daily 3 cap(s) 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 mg daily 4 other daily 4.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 5 tab(s) daily 6 cap(s) daily 6 mg daily 6 other daily 7 mg daily 8 mg daily 8 other daily 9 mg daily 10 mg daily 10 other daily 12 mg 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 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 25 mg-250 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 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 500.5 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 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 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 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 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 18 x 25 mg-250 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 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 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 64 Number of Patients: 64 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 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 18 Number of Patients: 18 6 Number of Patients: 6 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 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 45 Number of Patients: 45 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 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 82 Number of Patients: 82 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 4 Number of Patients: 4 17 Number of Patients: 17 2 Number of Patients: 2 48 Number of Patients: 48 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 7 Number of Patients: 7 142 Number of Patients: 142 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 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 87 Number of Patients: 87 3 Number of Patients: 3 15 Number of Patients: 15 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 49 Number of Patients: 49 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 72 Number of Patients: 72 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 14 Number of Patients: 14 13 Number of Patients: 13 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 11 Number of Patients: 11 2 Number of Patients: 2 37 Number of Patients: 37 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 16 Number of Patients: 16 14 Number of Patients: 14 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 6 Number of Patients: 6 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 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
49 40% Doctor's advice: 40%
Other
30 24% Other: 24%
Did not seem to work
28 23% Did not seem to work: 23%
Side effects too severe
21 17% Side effects too severe: 17%
Personal research
12 10% Personal research: 10%
Not indicated
8 7% Not indicated: 7%
Course of treatment ended
7 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%
Expense
2 2% Expense: 2%

See all 118 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
147 68%
Usually
59 27%
Sometimes
3 1%
Never
6 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
8 4%
Somewhat
33 15%
A little
60 28%
Not at all
114 53%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 1%
$100-199
4 2%
$50-99
9 4%
$25-49
19 9%
< $25
116 54%

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Report created on February 09, 2010.