Parkinor 100 mg+10 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 7.00 (3 x 10: ৳ 210.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 70.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Levodopa carbidopa fc tablet |
| Company | Popular pharmaceuticals ltd |
Indications
- Treatment of Parkinson's disease
- Relief of parkinsonism symptoms
- Management of tremor
- Management of dysphagia
- Management of sialorrhea
- Postural instability management
- Improves motor recovery after stroke
Description
- Levodopa is metabolic precursor of dopamine
- Carbidopa is a dopa decarboxylase inhibitor
Dosage & Administration
- Dosage initiation guidelines
- Titration guidelines for different tablet strengths
- Maintenance dose guidelines
Interaction
- Interaction with antihypertensive medications
- Interaction with tricyclic antidepressants
- Interaction with ferrous sulphate or ferrous gluconate
- Interaction with dopamine-2 receptor antagonists
- Interaction with isoniazid
- Interaction with phenytoin and papaverine
- Interaction with selegiline
Contraindications
- Contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to Carbidopa and Levodopa
- Contraindicated in patients with narrow-angle glaucoma
- Not recommended in patients with suspicious undiagnosed skin lesions or a history of melanoma
Side Effects
- Dyskinesias including choreiform, dystonic, and other involuntary movements
- Nausea
- Syncope
- Chest pain
- Anorexia
- Palpitation
- Orthostatic effects including hypotensive episodes
- Hypertension
- Phlebitis
- Vomiting
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Development of duodenal ulcer
- Diarrhoea
- Dark saliva
- Leukopenia
- Haemolytic and non-haemolytic anaemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Agranulocytosis
- Angioedema
- Urticaria
- Pruritus
- Henoch-Schonlein purpura
- Dizziness
- Somnolence
- Paresthesia
- Delusions
- Hallucinations
- Paranoid ideation
- Depression with or without development of suicidal tendencies
- Dementia
- Dream abnormalities
- Agitation
- Confusion
- Increased libido
- Dyspnea
- Alopecia
- Rash
- Dark sweat
- Dark urine
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Effects on human pregnancy are unknown
- Potential hazards to pregnancy
- Use in women of childbearing potential should be weighed against possible benefits
- Unknown excretion in human milk
- Consideration for nursing mothers
Precautions & Warnings
- Not recommended for the treatment of medicine-induced extrapyramidal reactions
- Caution in patients already taking Levodopa alone
- Observation for depression and suicidal tendencies
- Treatment caution for patients with past or current psychoses
- Caution in patients with severe cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
- Monitoring cardiac function
- Careful management in chronic wide-angle glaucoma patients
- Careful care in patients with a history of myocardial infarction
- Monitoring intraocular pressure in chronic wide-angle glaucoma patients
- Advised for patients with atrial, nodal, or ventricular arrhythmias
Use in Special Populations
- Not established in infants and children below 18 years of age
Therapeutic Class
- Antiparkinson drugs
Storage Conditions
- Store in a cool and dry place
- Protected from light