Preply — Study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. Get 50% off.Affiliate

Wikipedia

Melevodopa/carbidopa

Melevodopa/carbidopa

Melevodopa/carbidopa, sold under the brand name Sirio, is a combination of melevodopa, a prodrug of the dopamine precursor and hence non-selective dopamine receptor agonist levodopa (L-DOPA), and carbidopa, a peripherally selective aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AAAD) inhibitor, which is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease in Italy. It is taken orally in the form of tablets.

See also Levodopa/carbidopa Foscarbidopa/foslevodopa Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone Levodopa/benserazide

References

Tags

  • Antiparkinsonian agents
  • Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase inhibitors
  • Combination drugs
  • Dopamine agonists
  • Monoamine precursors
  • Nervous system drug stubs
  • Prodrugs