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Carbidopa-Levodopa Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Apo-Levocarb, Carbidopa-Levodopa 25/100, Carbidopa-Levodopa 25/250, Carbilev 25/250, DuoDopa, Parcopa, Parkidopa, Sinemet, Sinemet Plus, Tidomet
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.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons taken
980 patients in the community are taking or have taken Carbidopa-Levodopa.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat Parkinson's | 594 | 60% |
| Other | 47 | 4% |
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 40 | 4% |
| Slowness | 26 | 2% |
| tremor | 11 | 1% |
| Mobility | 8 | <1% |
| Treat my MSA | 8 | <1% |
| Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) | 6 | <1% |
| Don't know | 6 | <1% |
| Balance problems | 4 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 4 | <1% |
| Tremors | 4 | <1% |
| Excess saliva | 4 | <1% |
| general freezing of entire body | 3 | <1% |
| General health | 3 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 3 | <1% |
| tremor, hand | 3 | <1% |
| Assistive communication | 2 | <1% |
| Sexual dysfunction | 2 | <1% |
| SMOOTHER MOVEMENTS AND ABILITY 2 MOVE | 1 | <1% |
| Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) | 1 | <1% |
| tremors, all limbs | 1 | <1% |
| Dependence on cane for walking | 1 | <1% |
| Freezing of gait | 1 | <1% |
| Depression | 1 | <1% |
| Treat my PSP | 1 | <1% |
| Tremors, hands | 1 | <1% |
| Parkinson's Disease | 1 | <1% |
| Intention tremors - shaking when performing fine movements | 1 | <1% |
| stiffness in jaw | 1 | <1% |
| all symptoms | 1 | <1% |
| Slow my MS progress | 1 | <1% |
Other treatments patients are taking for Treat Parkinson's include Ropinirole, Pramipexole, and Rasagiline.
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Carbidopa-Levodopa.
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| 100mg as needed | 10mg as needed | 11 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) | 12mg 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 as needed | 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) | 700mg as needed | 7 mg all the time (24/7) | 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 cap(s) daily | 3 mg daily | 3 other daily | 25 mg weekly | 3.75 mg daily | 4 mg daily | 4 other daily | 4.5 mg daily | 5 mg daily | 5.5 mg daily | 6 mg daily | 8 mg daily | 8 other daily | 9 mg daily | 10 mg daily | 12 mg daily | 12.5 mg daily | 20 mg daily | 25 mg-100 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 | 62.5 mg daily | 70 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 | 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 | 6.25 x 25 mg-100 mg daily | 660 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 | 8.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily | 900 mg daily | 9 x 25 mg-100 mg daily | 950 mg daily | 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 | 1200 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 | 18 x 25 mg-250 mg daily | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Carbidopa-Levodopa or how long patients were taking Carbidopa-Levodopa before stopping.
Currently Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa
Stopped Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor's advice | 33 | 39% |  |
| Other | 21 | 25% | |
| Did not seem to work | 20 | 24% | |
| Side effects too severe | 14 | 16% | |
| Not indicated | 8 | 9% | |
| Personal research | 6 | 7% | |
| Expense | 3 | 4% | |
| Course of treatment ended | 1 | 1% | |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 144 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 65% | 66 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 29% | 29 |
| Slight | 4% | 4 |
| None | 1% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 1% | 1 |
Treat Parkinson's
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 3% | 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 26% | 37 |
| Mild | 29% | 42 |
| None | 42% | 60 |
Top reported side-effects include: Nausea, Dyskinesia, Drowsiness
Summary results are based on 144 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 144)
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- NPRNewsman
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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by NPRNewsman
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat Parkinson's
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- NPRNewsman
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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by NPRNewsman
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat Parkinson's
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on July 04, 2009.