Levodopa
Category: Parkinsonsl-DOPA, also known as levodopa and l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, is an amino acid that is made and used as part of the normal biology of some plants and animals, including humans. Humans, as well as a portion of the other animals that utilize l-DOPA, make it via biosynthesis from the amino acid l-tyrosine. l-DOPA is the precursor to the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine (noradrenaline), and epinephrine (adrenaline), which are collectively known as catecholamines. Furthermore, l-DOPA ... [wikipedia]
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What are the risks of combining these two drugs with LUMIGAN, ELIPTIC AND DUOTRAN (prescribed for glaucoma)? ## Hello, C...
1 REPLYwhat are the effects of tramadol combined with levodopa? Tq. Bil O. ## Hello, Billy! How are you? I didn't find any ...
1 REPLYParkinsons disease ## would like to know all side effects for this medication ## 3rd day on carb/levo, feeling sick, sle...
7 REPLIESRound yellow scored tablet 93/293 ## My mother-in-law takes carbidopa (sinemet). Part of her pills say 93-293, and part ...
4 REPLIESDo I have to give this to my mom before food or an antacid pill? ## Hello, Robert! How are you? This medication should b...
1 REPLYwhat is the color? any numbers? ## Once a medication is available in generic form, it is manufactured by many different ...
2 REPLIESWhat is the best time to drink my medicine?I need to drink my levodopa ( for Parkinson ) 5 times a day 1 tablet. Is it 2...
My wife is suffering from PD in the age of 36 year and the doctor was advised syndopa plus, but after three years she ha...
2 REPLIESwhat is the shelf like of carbi/levodopa 25/100 arlene ## Hello, Arlene! How are you? If they are in a bottle as dispens...
2 REPLIESIs this medication available in a generic form yet, or can I only get my prescription filled with the brand name? ## The...
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