Levodopa is always used in conjuntion with carbidopa. Stalevo is levodopa, carbidopa and entacapone.
Contra-indicated in patients with narrow-angle glaucoma or those with a history of melanoma.
- TRADE NAMES: Brocadopa; Dopaflex; Doparl; Duopa; Eldopal; Levodopa-Woelm; Rytary (Impax); Sinemet (Bristol-Myers Squibb); Stalevo (Orion)
- INDICATIONS: Parkinsonism
- SYNONYM: L-dopa; carbidopa
- CLASS: Dopamine precursor
- HALF-LIFE: 1–3 hours
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
ACE inhibitors, Acebutolol, Alfuzosin, Alpha blockers, Amisulpride, Ampicillin, Angiotensin II receptor antagonists, Anti-hypertensives, Antimuscarinics, Antipsychotics, Baclofen, Benzodiazepines, Beta blockers, Bupropion, Calcium channel blockers, Captopril, Chloramphenicol, Cholestyramine, Cilazapril, Clobazam, Clonidine, Darifenacin, Diazoxide, Diuretics, Dopamine D2 receptor antagonists, Enalapril, Erythromycin, Fosinopril, Hydralazine, Irbesartan, Iron salts, Isoniazid, Levomepromazine, Linezolid, Lisinopril, MAO inhibitors, Memantine, Methyldopa, Metoclopramide, Minoxidil, Moclobemide, Moxonidine, Nitrates, Olanzapine, Olmesartan, Oral iron, Oxybutynin, Paliperidone, Papaverine, Pericyazine, Phenelzine, Phenytoin, Probenecid, Pyridoxine, Quetiapine, Quinapril, Ramipril, Rifampin, Risperidone, Sapropterin, Selegiline, Sodium nitroprusside, Sulpiride / levosulpiride, Tetrabenazine, Tiotropium, Trandolapril, Tranylcypromine, Tricyclic antidepressants, Trospium, Volatile liquid general anesthetics , Ziprasidone, Zuclopenthixol, Zuclopenthixol Acetate, Zuclopenthixol Decanoate, Zuclopenthixol Dihydrochloride
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