What are madopar tablets used for?
What are madopar tablets used for?
Madopar dispersible tablets contain two medicines called levodopa and benserazide. They are used to treat Parkinson’s disease. People with Parkinson’s disease do not have enough dopamine in certain parts of their brains. This can result in slow movements, stiff muscles and tremor.
Is madopar brand name?
Madopar is the brand name for co-beneldopa. It contains two ingredients, levodopa and benserazide. The benserazide ingredient helps levodopa get in to the brain where it can be converted to dopamine. The dose of co-beneldopa (Madopar) is expressed with the levodopa content first and then the benserazide content.
Does Madopar make you sleepy?
Talk to your doctor about driving and using machines or tools, when you take Madopar. This is because one of the medicines in Madopar, levodopa, can make you feel very sleepy. This can happen very quickly, even during the day. You must not drive or use machines if this happens to you.
What is the difference between Madopar 125 and 250 tablets?
Madopar 125 tablets contain the active ingredients levodopa 100 mg and benserazide 25 mg. Madopar 250 tablets contain the active ingredients levodopa 200 mg and benserazide 50 mg. Madopar Rapid 62.5 tablets contain the active ingredients levodopa 50 mg and benserazide 12.5 mg.
What are the active ingredients in Madopar?
It contains two active ingredients called levodopa and benserazide. Madopar belongs to a group of medicines called antiparkinsonian agents and is used for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Antiparkinsonian agents work on the central nervous system.
How should I take Madopar HBS capsules and tablets?
Madopar HBS capsules should be swallowed whole and not chewed, opened or dissolved in liquid. Madopar Rapid tablets are for people who have difficulty swallowing whole tablets or who require the medicine to work quickly.
Is Madopar safe to take with alpha methyldopa?
Postural hypotensive episodes have been reported; therefore, Madopar should be administered cautiously and blood pressure monitored in patients on antihypertensive medication. Furthermore, special care is required with alpha methyldopa which is a substrate for the enzyme dopa decarboxylase.
