levodopa-carbidopa
(lev´ōdō´p
-kar´bidō´p),
n brand names: Sinemet, Sinemet CR;
drug class: antiparkinson agent;
action: decarboxylation of levodopa to periphery is inhibited by carbidopa; more levodopa is made available for transport to brain and conversion to dopamine in the brain;
uses: treatment of idiopathic, symptomatic, or postencephalitic parkinsonism.
-kar´bidō´p), n brand names: Sinemet, Sinemet CR;
drug class: antiparkinson agent;
action: decarboxylation of levodopa to periphery is inhibited by carbidopa; more levodopa is made available for transport to brain and conversion to dopamine in the brain;
uses: treatment of idiopathic, symptomatic, or postencephalitic parkinsonism.
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