The most common adverse reactions are involuntary movements, urine discoloration, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting and dry mouth. Stalevo should be administered cautiously to patients with severe cardiovascular or pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma, and kidney, liver or hormonal diseases. Based on data from animal research, Stalevo may harm the fetus, so women should be careful using this drug during pregnancy, or while nursing.
Some drugs may interact with Stalevo such as anti-hypertensive agents or antidepressants. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Forgot Username or Password? Stalevo is available in three separate dosage forms. Things to know Take Stalevo 45 minutes before or one hour after preferably after a high protein meal. Protein can adversely affect the function of Stalevo. Let your doctor and pharmacist know of any other medications you may take: in particular antacids, anti-seizure medication, antihypertensives and antidepressants.
These may interact with Stalevo. Do not crush or break Stalevo in half. The most common side effects you may experience include: diarrhea, nausea, dizziness, drowsiness and insomnia. Please let us know if these become very bothersome.
If you experience dyskinesias, spontaneous, involuntary movements, let us or your neurologist know. You may need to decrease the dose. Previous Section Next Section. Condition Spotlight. Drug information provided by: IBM Micromedex. Carbidopa, entacapone, and levodopa combination is used to treat Parkinson's disease, sometimes called shaking palsy.
Parkinson's disease is a disorder of the central nervous system brain and spinal cord. Dopamine is a naturally occurring substance in the brain that helps provide control of movement and activities such as walking and talking. In patients with Parkinson's disease, there is not enough dopamine in some parts of the brain. Levodopa a component of this medicine enters the brain and helps replace the missing dopamine, which allows people to function better.
By increasing the amount of dopamine in the brain, levodopa helps control symptoms and helps you to perform daily activities such as dressing, walking, and handling utensils. This medicine is a combination of three different medicines. This medicine is known as a levodopa therapy. The team analyzed six randomized clinical trials, which involved 1, participants mean age of 60 to 70 years , with a mean average disease duration of 5.
The Stalevo group consisted of participants and the control group had 1, participants. Also, when PDQ was used as the outcome measure, Stalevo was found not to be as effective as levodopa-carbidopa alone. Around
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