Entacapone
91 Topics FoundEntacapone, sold under the brand name Comtan among others, is a medication commonly used in combination with other medications for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.[1] Entacapone together with levodopa and carbidopa allows levodopa to have a longer effect in the brain and reduces Parkinson's disease signs and symptoms for a greater length of time than levodopa and carbidopa therapy alone.[1] Entacapone is a selective and reversible inhibitor of the enzyme c...
Carbidopa/levodopa/entacapone, sold under the brand name Stalevo among others, is a dopaminergic fixed-dose combination medication that contains carbidopa, levodopa, and entacapone for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.[3] It is marketed by Swiss-based Novartis Pharmaceuticals and manufactured by Finnish drugmaker Orion Corporation.[3] Contents 1 Medical uses 2 Side effects 2.1 Prostate cancer 2.2 Cardiovascular risks 3 Drug interactions 4 Mechanism of ...
Carbidopa/levodopa/entacapone, sold under the brand name Stalevo among others, is a dopaminergic fixed-dose combination medication that contains carbidopa, levodopa, and entacapone for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.[3] It is marketed by Swiss-based Novartis Pharmaceuticals and manufactured by Finnish drugmaker Orion Corporation.[3] Contents 1 Medical uses 2 Side effects 2.1 Prostate cancer 2.2 Cardiovascular risks 3 Drug interactions 4 Mechanism of ...
Entacapone, sold under the brand name Comtan among others, is a medication commonly used in combination with other medications for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.[1] Entacapone together with levodopa and carbidopa allows levodopa to have a longer effect in the brain and reduces Parkinson's disease signs and symptoms for a greater length of time than levodopa and carbidopa therapy alone.[1] Entacapone is a selective and reversible inhibitor of the enzyme c...
Carbidopa/levodopa/entacapone, sold under the brand name Stalevo among others, is a dopaminergic fixed-dose combination medication that contains carbidopa, levodopa, and entacapone for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.[3] It is marketed by Swiss-based Novartis Pharmaceuticals and manufactured by Finnish drugmaker Orion Corporation.[3] Contents 1 Medical uses 2 Side effects 2.1 Prostate cancer 2.2 Cardiovascular risks 3 Drug interactions 4 Mechanism of ...
Carbidopa/levodopa/entacapone, sold under the brand name Stalevo among others, is a dopaminergic fixed-dose combination medication that contains carbidopa, levodopa, and entacapone for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.[3] It is marketed by Swiss-based Novartis Pharmaceuticals and manufactured by Finnish drugmaker Orion Corporation.[3] Contents 1 Medical uses 2 Side effects 2.1 Prostate cancer 2.2 Cardiovascular risks 3 Drug interactions 4 Mechanism of ...
Tolcapone, sold under the brand name Tasmar, is a medication used to treat Parkinson's disease (PD). It is a selective, potent and reversible nitrocatechol-type inhibitor of the enzyme catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT).[1] It has demonstrated significant liver toxicity, which has led to suspension of marketing authorisations in a number of countries. In comparison with entacapone, another nitrocatechol COMT inhibitor, tolcapone has a longer half life (2.9 hours vs. 0.8 hour...
Tolcapone, sold under the brand name Tasmar, is a medication used to treat Parkinson's disease (PD). It is a selective, potent and reversible nitrocatechol-type inhibitor of the enzyme catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT).[1] It has demonstrated significant liver toxicity, which has led to suspension of marketing authorisations in a number of countries. In comparison with entacapone, another nitrocatechol COMT inhibitor, tolcapone has a longer half life (2.9 hours vs. 0.8 hour...
Are there any generic versions of this tablet either er or direct version which contain different coloring ingredients than the original sinmet product? ## @Dr. Perry, From what I could gather, Sinemet (Carbidopa + Levodopa) by Merck Pharma reportedly contains the following inactive ingredients: hydroxypropyl cellulose + pregelatinized starch + crospovidone + microcrystalline cellulose + magnesium stearate. NOTE: FD&C Blue #2 are also present in the 10mg/100mg and 25mg/250mg dosage forms; whereas D&C Yellow #10 Lake is used in the 25mg/100mg dosage form. As far as an alternative goes, I did notice that Sandoz makes a generic Carbidopa + Levodopa (w/ the addition of Entacapone) marketed for treating similar conditions, but does have a different list of inactive ingredients: corn ...
1 REPLY Filed under SinemetEntacapone 200 mg Oral Tablet, Film Coated by Kaiser Foundation Hospitals ## Markings: COMTAN ## Shape: Oval ## Color: Brown ## Package Codes: 0179-0166-70
Entacapone 200 mg Oral Tablet by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. ## Markings: EN1;200 ## Shape: Oval ## Color: Brown ## Package Codes: 0378-9080-01
Entacapone 200 mg Oral Tablet, Film Coated by Lannett Company, Inc. ## Markings: S51 ## Shape: Oval ## Color: Orange ## Package Codes: 0527-1830-35, 0527-1830-37
Entacapone 200 mg Oral Tablet by Ncs Healthcare of Ky, Inc Dba Vangard Labs ## Markings: L7 ## Shape: Oval ## Color: Brown ## Package Codes: 0615-8298-39
Entacapone 200 mg Oral Tablet, Film Coated by Sandoz Inc ## Markings: COMTAN ## Shape: Oval ## Color: Brown ## Package Codes: 0781-5578-01
Entacapone 200 mg Oral Tablet, Film Coated by Major Pharmaceuticals ## Markings: Y;16 ## Shape: Oval ## Color: Brown ## Package Codes: 0904-6822-04
Entacapone 200 mg Oral Tablet by Ajanta Pharma Limited ## Markings: EN1 ## Shape: Oval ## Color: Brown ## Package Codes: 27241-049-10
Entacapone 200 mg Oral Tablet by Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited ## Markings: L7 ## Shape: Oval ## Color: Brown ## Package Codes: 33342-260-11, 33342-260-15
Entacapone 200 mg Oral Tablet, Film Coated by Avkare, Inc. ## Markings: T2;200 ## Shape: Oval ## Color: Orange ## Package Codes: 42291-268-50, 42291-268-90
Entacapone 200 mg Oral Tablet, Film Coated by Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC ## Markings: W781 ## Shape: Oval ## Color: Orange ## Package Codes: 43353-996-05, 43353-996-83