carbidopa
noun
car·bi·do·pa
ˌkär-bə-ˈdō-pə 
: a drug C10H14N2O4·H2O that inhibits decarboxylation of L-dopa in tissues outside the brain and that is administered with L-dopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease to increase the amount of L-dopa available for transport to the brain
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However, some levodopa medications also contain carbidopa, which can counteract the interaction.4
People using levodopa or levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) can develop a vitamin B6 deficiency.
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Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
However, some levodopa medications also contain carbidopa, which can counteract the interaction.4 Vitamin K and blood-thinning medications.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 25 May 2023
Hinz's most controversial claim is that carbidopa — a component of the prescription Sinemet, the mainstream treatment for Parkinson's — is associated with greater death rates from the disease.
—Joe Carlson and Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
Turns out that certain intestinal microbes can also digest the drug, and, surprisingly, carbidopa does not stop them.
—Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020
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Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
However, some levodopa medications also contain carbidopa, which can counteract the interaction.4 Vitamin K and blood-thinning medications.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 25 May 2023
Hinz's most controversial claim is that carbidopa — a component of the prescription Sinemet, the mainstream treatment for Parkinson's — is associated with greater death rates from the disease.
—Joe Carlson and Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
Turns out that certain intestinal microbes can also digest the drug, and, surprisingly, carbidopa does not stop them.
—Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020
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carbidopa
noun
car·bi·do·pa
ˌkär-bə-ˈdō-pə
: a drug C10H14N2O4·H2O that inhibits decarboxylation of L-dopa in tissues outside the brain and that is typically administered in combination with L-dopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease to increase the amount of L-dopa available for transport to the brain
Note: Trademarks for preparations containing carbidopa include Duopa, Lodosyn, Parcopa, Rytary, Sinemet, and Stalevo.
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