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2. Carbidopa/levodopa - Wikipedia

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   Carbidopa/levodopa, also known as levocarb and co-careldopa, is the combination of the two medications carbidopa and levodopa. [6] It is primarily used to manage the symptoms of Parkinson's disease , but it does not slow down the disease or stop it from getting worse. [ 6 ]

3. Foscarbidopa/foslevodopa - Wikipedia

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   [2] [5] It is a fixed-dose combination of foscarbidopa, an aromatic amino acid decarboxylation inhibitor and prodrug for carbidopa; [5] and foslevodopa, an aromatic amino acid and prodrug for levodopa that was developed by AbbVie.

4. Levodopa - Wikipedia

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   The side effects of levodopa may include: Hypertension, especially if the dosage is too high; Arrhythmias, although these are uncommon; Nausea, which is often reduced by taking the drug with food, although protein reduces drug absorption. Levodopa is an amino acid, so protein competitively inhibits levodopa absorption. Gastrointestinal bleeding

5. Carbidopa - Wikipedia

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   Carbidopa (Lodosyn) is a drug given to people with Parkinson's disease in order to inhibit peripheral metabolism of levodopa.This property is significant in that it allows a greater proportion of administered levodopa to cross the blood–brain barrier for central nervous system effect, instead of being peripherally metabolised into substances unable to cross said barrier.

6. L-DOPA - Wikipedia

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   l-DOPA, also known as l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine and used medically as levodopa, is made and used as part of the normal biology of some plants [2] and animals, including humans. Humans, as well as a portion of the other animals that utilize l -DOPA, make it via biosynthesis from the amino acid l -tyrosine .

7. US FDA approves Merck's pneumococcal vaccine for adults - AOL

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   Merck's vaccine, branded Capvaxive, helped produce an immune response against all 21 serotypes, or variations of the bacteria, that the shot targeted in a variety of adult populations across studies.