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alvogen inc. - carbidopa (unii: mnx7r8c5vo) (carbidopa anhydrous - unii:kr87b45rgh) - carbidopa anhydrous 25 mg - carbidopa tablets are indicated for use with carbidopa-levodopa or with levodopa in the treatment of the symptoms of idiopathic parkinson’s disease (paralysis agitans), postencephalitic parkinsonism, and symptomatic parkinsonism, which may follow injury to the nervous system by carbon monoxide intoxication and/or manganese intoxication. carbidopa tablets are for use with carbidopa-levodopa in patients for whom the dosage of carbidopa-levodopa provides less than adequate daily dosage (usually 70 mg daily) of carbidopa. carbidopa tablets are for use with levodopa in the occasional patient whose dosage requirement of carbidopa and levodopa necessitates separate titration of each medication. carbidopa tablets are used with carbidopa-levodopa or with levodopa to permit the administration of lower doses of levodopa with reduced nausea and vomiting, more rapid dosage titration, and with a somewhat smoother response. however, patients with markedly irregular (“on-off”) responses to levodopa have not been shown to ben

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novel laboratories, inc. - carbidopa (unii: mnx7r8c5vo) (carbidopa anhydrous - unii:kr87b45rgh) - carbidopa anhydrous 25 mg - carbidopa tablets are indicated for use with carbidopa-levodopa or with levodopa in the treatment of the symptoms of idiopathic parkinson's disease (paralysis agitans), postencephalitic parkinsonism, and symptomatic parkinsonism which may follow injury to the nervous system by carbon monoxide intoxication and/or manganese intoxication. carbidopa is for use with carbidopa-levodopa in patients for whom the dosage of carbidopa-levodopa provides less than adequate daily dosage (usually 70 mg daily) of carbidopa. carbidopa is for use with levodopa in the occasional patient whose dosage requirement of carbidopa and levodopa necessitates separate titration of each medication. carbidopa is used with carbidopa-levodopa or with levodopa to permit the administration of lower doses of levodopa with reduced nausea and vomiting, more rapid dosage titration, and with a somewhat smoother response. however, patients with markedly irregular ("on-off") responses to levodopa have not been shown to benefit from the addition of ca

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lupin pharmaceuticals,inc. - carbidopa (unii: mnx7r8c5vo) (carbidopa anhydrous - unii:kr87b45rgh) - carbidopa anhydrous 25 mg - carbidopa tablets are indicated for use with carbidopa-levodopa or with levodopa in the treatment of the symptoms of idiopathic parkinson's disease (paralysis agitans), postencephalitic parkinsonism, and symptomatic parkinsonism which may follow injury to the nervous system by carbon monoxide intoxication and/or manganese intoxication. carbidopa is for use with carbidopa-levodopa in patients for whom the dosage of carbidopa-levodopa provides less than adequate daily dosage (usually 70 mg daily) of carbidopa. carbidopa is for use with levodopa in the occasional patient whose dosage requirement of carbidopa and levodopa necessitates separate titration of each medication. carbidopa is used with carbidopa-levodopa or with levodopa to permit the administration of lower doses of levodopa with reduced nausea and vomiting, more rapid dosage titration, and with a somewhat smoother response. however, patients with markedly irregular ("on-off") responses to levodopa have not been shown to benefit from the addition of carbidopa. since carbidopa prevents the reversal of levodopa effects caused by pyridoxine, supplemental pyridoxine (vitamin b6), can be given to patients when they are receiving carbidopa and levodopa concomitantly or as carbidopa-levodopa. although the administration of carbidopa permits control of parkinsonism and parkinson's disease with much lower doses of levodopa, there is no conclusive evidence at present that this is beneficial other than in reducing nausea and vomiting, permitting more rapid titration, and providing a somewhat smoother response to levodopa. certain patients who responded poorly to levodopa alone have improved when carbidopa and levodopa were given concurrently. this was most likely due to decreased peripheral decarboxylation of levodopa rather than to a primary effect of carbidopa on the peripheral nervous system. carbidopa has not been shown to enhance the intrinsic efficacy of levodopa. in deciding whether to give carbidopa with carbidopa-levodopa or with levodopa to patients who have nausea and/or vomiting, the physician should be aware that, while many patients may be expected to improve, some may not. since one cannot predict which patients are likely to improve, this can only be determined by a trial of therapy. it should be further noted that in controlled trials comparing carbidopa and levodopa with levodopa alone, about half the patients with nausea and/or vomiting on levodopa alone improved spontaneously despite being retained on the same dose of levodopa during the controlled portion of the trial. carbidopa is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to any component of this drug. nonselective monoamine oxidase (mao) inhibitors are contraindicated for use with levodopa or carbidopa-levodopa combination products with or without carbidopa. these inhibitors must be discontinued at least two weeks prior to initiating therapy with levodopa. carbidopa-levodopa, or levodopa may be administered concomitantly with the manufacturer's recommended dose of an mao inhibitor with selectivity for mao type b (e.g., selegiline hcl) (see precautions, drug interactions ). levodopa or carbidopa-levodopa products, with or without carbidopa, are contraindicated in patients with narrow-angle glaucoma.

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golden state medical supply, inc. - carbidopa (unii: mnx7r8c5vo) (carbidopa anhydrous - unii:kr87b45rgh) - carbidopa tablets are indicated for use with carbidopa-levodopa or with levodopa in the treatment of the symptoms of idiopathic parkinson’s disease (paralysis agitans), postencephalitic parkinsonism, and symptomatic parkinsonism, which may follow injury to the nervous system by carbon monoxide intoxication and/or manganese intoxication. carbidopa tablets are for use with carbidopa-levodopa in patients for whom the dosage of carbidopa-levodopa provides less than adequate daily dosage (usually 70 mg daily) of carbidopa. carbidopa tablets are for use with levodopa in the occasional patient whose dosage requirement of carbidopa and levodopa necessitates separate titration of each medication. carbidopa tablets are used with carbidopa-levodopa or with levodopa to permit the administration of lower doses of levodopa with reduced nausea and vomiting, more rapid dosage titration, and with a somewhat smoother response. however, patients with markedly irregular (“on-off”) responses to levodopa have not been shown to ben

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golden state medical supply - carbidopa (unii: mnx7r8c5vo) (carbidopa anhydrous - unii:kr87b45rgh), levodopa (unii: 46627o600j) (levodopa - unii:46627o600j) - carbidopa anhydrous 10 mg - carbidopa and levodopa tablets are indicated in the treatment of parkinson's disease, post-encephalitic parkinsonism, and symptomatic parkinsonism that may follow carbon monoxide intoxication or manganese intoxication. carbidopa allows patients treated for parkinson's disease to use much lower doses of levodopa. some patients who responded poorly to levodopa have improved on carbidopa and levodopa tablets. this is most likely due to decreased peripheral decarboxylation of levodopa caused by administration of carbidopa rather than by a primary effect of carbidopa on the nervous system. carbidopa has not been shown to enhance the intrinsic efficacy of levodopa. carbidopa may also reduce nausea and vomiting and permit more rapid titration of levodopa. nonselective monoamine oxidase (mao) inhibitors are contraindicated for use with carbidopa and levodopa tablets. these inhibitors must be discontinued at least two weeks prior to initiating therapy with carbidopa and levodopa tablets. carbidopa and levodopa tablets

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mylan pharmaceuticals inc. - carbidopa (unii: mnx7r8c5vo) (carbidopa anhydrous - unii:kr87b45rgh), levodopa (unii: 46627o600j) (levodopa - unii:46627o600j), entacapone (unii: 4975g9nm6t) (entacapone - unii:4975g9nm6t) - carbidopa anhydrous 12.5 mg - carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone tablets, a combination drug consisting of levodopa, carbidopa (dopa decarboxylase inhibitor), and entacapone (catechol-o-methyltransferase-comt inhibitor) is indicated for the treatment of parkinson’s disease. carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone tablets can be used: carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone tablets are contraindicated in patients: there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. it has been reported from individual cases that levodopa crosses the human placental barrier, enters the fetus, and is metabolized. in animals, administration of carbidopa-levodopa or entacapone during pregnancy was associated with developmental toxicity, including increased incidences of fetal malformations. carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone tablets should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus. in nonclinical studies in which carbidopa-levodopa was administered to pregnant animals, increased incidences of viscer

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sandoz inc - carbidopa (unii: mnx7r8c5vo) (carbidopa anhydrous - unii:kr87b45rgh), levodopa (unii: 46627o600j) (levodopa - unii:46627o600j), entacapone (unii: 4975g9nm6t) (entacapone - unii:4975g9nm6t) - carbidopa anhydrous 50 mg - carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone tablets, a combination drug consisting of levodopa, carbidopa (dopa decarboxylase inhibitor), and entacapone (catechol-o-methyltransferase-comt inhibitor) are indicated for the treatment of parkinson's disease. carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone tablets can be used: carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone tablets are contraindicated in patients: pregnancy category c there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. it has been reported from individual cases that levodopa crosses the human placental barrier, enters the fetus, and is metabolized. in animals, administration of carbidopa-levodopa or entacapone during pregnancy was associated with developmental toxicity, including increased incidences of fetal malformations. carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone tablets should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus. in nonclinical studies in which carbidopa-levodopa was administered to pregnant animals, increase

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sun pharmaceutical industries, inc. - carbidopa (unii: mnx7r8c5vo) (carbidopa anhydrous - unii:kr87b45rgh), levodopa (unii: 46627o600j) (levodopa - unii:46627o600j), entacapone (unii: 4975g9nm6t) (entacapone - unii:4975g9nm6t) - carbidopa anhydrous 12.5 mg - carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone tablets, a combination drug consisting of levodopa, carbidopa (dopa decarboxylase inhibitor), and entacapone (catechol-o-methyltransferase-comt inhibitor) is indicated for the treatment of parkinson’s disease. carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone tablets can be used: - to substitute (with equivalent strengths of each of the three components) carbidopa/levodopa and entacapone previously administered as individual products. - to replace carbidopa/levodopa therapy (without entacapone) when patients experience the signs and symptoms of end-of-dose “wearing-off” and when they have been taking a total daily dose of levodopa of 600 mg or less and have not been experiencing dyskinesias. carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone tablets are contraindicated in patients: - taking nonselective monoamine oxidase (mao) inhibitors (e.g., phenelzine and tranylcypromine). these nonselective mao inhibitors must be discontinued at least two weeks prior to initiating therapy with carbidopa, levodo

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mylan institutional inc. - carbidopa (unii: mnx7r8c5vo) (carbidopa anhydrous - unii:kr87b45rgh), levodopa (unii: 46627o600j) (levodopa - unii:46627o600j) - carbidopa anhydrous 25 mg - carbidopa and levodopa tablets, usp are indicated in the treatment of parkinson's disease, post-encephalitic parkinsonism, and symptomatic parkinsonism that may follow carbon monoxide intoxication or manganese intoxication. carbidopa allows patients treated for parkinson's disease to use much lower doses of levodopa. some patients who responded poorly to levodopa have improved on carbidopa and levodopa tablets. this is most likely due to decreased peripheral decarboxylation of levodopa caused by administration of carbidopa rather than by a primary effect of carbidopa on the nervous system. carbidopa has not been shown to enhance the intrinsic efficacy of levodopa. carbidopa may also reduce nausea and vomiting and permit more rapid titration of levodopa. nonselective monoamine oxidase (mao) inhibitors are contraindicated for use with carbidopa and levodopa tablets. these inhibitors must be discontinued at least 2 weeks prior to initiating therapy with carbidopa and levodopa tablets. carbidopa and levodopa tabl

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physicians total care, inc. - carbidopa (unii: mnx7r8c5vo) (carbidopa - unii:mnx7r8c5vo), levodopa (unii: 46627o600j) (levodopa - unii:46627o600j) - carbidopa 10 mg - carbidopa and levodopa tablets are indicated in the treatment of the symptoms of idiopathic parkinson's disease (paralysis agitans), post-encephalitic parkinsonism, and symptomatic parkinsonism which may follow injury to the nervous system by carbon monoxide intoxication and/or manganese intoxication. this product is indicated in these conditions to permit the administration of lower doses of levodopa with reduced nausea and vomiting, with more rapid dosage titration, with a somewhat smoother response, and with supplemental pyridoxine (vitamin b6 ). in some patients a somewhat smoother antiparkinsonian effect results from therapy with carbidopa and levodopa than with levodopa. however, patients with markedly irregular ("on-off") responses to levodopa have not been shown to benefit from carbidopa and levodopa therapy. although the administration of carbidopa permits control of parkinsonism and parkinson's disease with much lower doses of levodopa, there is no conclusive evidence at present that this is benefic