Syndopa CR 200 mg+50 mg (Tablet (Controlled Release))

Unit Price: ৳ 15.00 (3 x 10: ৳ 450.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 150.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Levodopa carbidopa cr tablet
Company Sun pharmaceutical bangladesh ltd
Also available as
Syndopa cr 100 mg tablet

Indications

  • Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
  • Off-period reduction
  • Levodopa/decarboxylase inhibitors

Description

  • Metabolic precursor of dopamine
  • Blood-brain barrier crossing
  • Conversion to dopamine in the brain
  • Peripheral metabolism reduction

Dosage

  • Initial substitution guidelines
  • Dosing interval recommendations
  • Titration based on clinical response

Administration

  • Initial recommended dose
  • Titration process
  • Maintenance recommendations
  • Addition of other antiparkinson medication

Interaction

  • Caution with antihypertensive agents
  • Caution with antidepressants
  • Impact of anticholinergics on absorption
  • Decrease in bioavailability with iron

Contraindications

  • Sympathomimetic amine contraindication
  • Non-selective monoamine oxidase inhibitors contraindication
  • Known hypersensitivity
  • Narrow-angle glaucoma contraindication
  • Malignant melanoma activation risk

Side Effects

  • Most frequent side-effect: dyskinesia
  • Other side effects: nausea, hallucinations, confusion, dizziness, insomnia, depression, vomiting, chest pain, constipation, diarrhoea

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Insufficient data for evaluation during pregnancy
  • Excretion in human milk
  • Not recommended during pregnancy and lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Discontinuation of levodopa monotherapy before treatment
  • Caution for dyskinesias occurrence
  • Administration caution for specific medical conditions
  • Careful monitoring for impulse control disorders

Use in Special Populations

  • Not recommended for patients below 18 years

Therapeutic Class

  • Antiparkinson drugs

Storage Conditions

  • Cool and dry place
  • Protected from light

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