What is Apo Levocarb?

What is Apo Levocarb?

This is a combination product containing two medications: levodopa and carbidopa. It is used to treat Parkinson’s disease. Levodopa helps to control the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease by correcting the chemical imbalance in the brain that produces symptoms.

What is the classification of carbidopa levodopa?

Levodopa is in a class of medications called central nervous system agents. It works by being converted to dopamine in the brain. Carbidopa is in a class of medications called decarboxylase inhibitors.

What class of drug is Nourianz?

Drug details Nourianz belongs to a drug class called adenosine receptor antagonists.

What is the classification of Sinemet?

Sinemet belongs to a class of drugs called Decarboxylase Inhibitors.

What are the side effects of Levocarb?

Possible side effects

• it may decrease your appetite;
• it may cause diarrhea or constipation, depending on the person;
• it may cause dizziness — use caution when getting up from a lying or sitting position;
• it may cause nausea or, rarely, vomiting;
• it may cause palpitations (rapid and strong heart beat).

How do you take Levocarb?

This medication may be taken with or without food. If it were, however, to cause nausea, taking the product with food could provide relief. To ensure effectiveness, avoid taking iron supplements or multivitamins for at least 2 to 3 hours before and after taking this medication.

What drug blocks adenosine?

Adenosine A2A receptor antagonist. Adenosine A2A receptor antagonists are a class of drugs that blocks adenosine at the adenosine A2A receptor. Notable adenosine A2A receptor antagonists include caffeine, theophylline and istradefylline.

Is Nourianz a specialty drug?

Kyowa Kirin Cares will coordinate to get your eligible patients their regular prescription of NOURIANZ® (istradefylline) through a designated specialty pharmacy.

Is Sinemet a dopamine agonist?

Dopamine agonists are medicines that activate the dopamine receptor. They mimic or copy the function of dopamine in the brain. Parlodel®, Requip®, and Mirapex® are all dopamine agonists. These medicines might be taken alone or in combination with Sinemet.

What are the ingredients in Apo Levocarb 250 mg?

Nonmedicinal ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, D&C Yellow No. 10 Aluminum Lake, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, and sorbitol. 250 mg/25 mg. Each blue, oval tablet, with one side scored and engraved “250 25” on one side and engraved “APO” on the other, contains levodopa 250 mg and carbidopa 25 mg.

What kind of Medicine is levodopa and carbidopa?

This is a combination product containing two medications in the form of a gel: levodopa and carbidopa. It is used to treat Parkinson’s disease in people who are responsive to levodopa treatment, have tried other types of Parkinson’s disease medication combinations but continue to have symptoms.

Are there any generics for L DOPA and carbidopa?

The combination of L-carbidopa and L-DOPA was marketed under the brand name of Sinemet. It is available as a generic medication and is moderately expensive. This section does not cite any sources.