Clinicians should monitor vitamin B6 levels in Parkinson disease patients taking carbidopa/levodopa due to a risk for deficiency-linked seizures. Reports of seizures linked to vitamin B6 deficiency in ...
Duopa (carbidopa/levodopa) is a prescription drug used to treat advanced Parkinson’s disease. The drug comes as a liquid suspension. It’s given over 16 hours each day through a tube that goes into ...
Treatment with Crexont statistically significantly improved “On” time without troublesome dyskinesia compared with carbidopa/levodopa IR. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Crexont ® ...
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Parkinson’s meds get new safety warning
The FDA now requires all carbidopa/levodopa products to carry a warning about vitamin B6 deficiency and related seizure risks. Patients starting these Parkinson’s drugs should have baseline B6 levels ...
One effective strategy for using Parkinson’s drugs is to start with a dopamine agonist. Explain to patients that this is the background dosing they will take on a regular schedule. Begin with a ...
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