Levodopa


- TRADE NAMES: Brocadopa; Dopaflex; Doparl; Duopa (Abbvie); 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
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PREGNANCY CATEGORY: C
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.
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Page last updated 08/02/2021
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Incidence 
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Warnings in other populations 
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric