Expert advice for Levopa Tablet
If you are taking carbidopa with levodopa, do not take iron salts (eg, ferrous sulfate), within 2 hours before or a diet that is high in protein. Avoid vitamin products that contain vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). This vitamin may reduce the effectiveness of levodopa. Do not use levodopa, if you are allergic to levodopa or any other ingredient. Do not use levodopa, if you have narrow-angle glaucoma; if you are suffering from malignant melanoma (a type of cancer); skin cancer or you have any unusual moles; severe mental disorder. Do not take levodopa, if you have a history of fits (convulsions); heart problems or blood pressure problems; asthma or other lung problems; liver or kidney problems; blood or hormone (endocrine) problems; depression or any other psychiatric disorder; ulcer in your gut or have vomited blood or stomach or intestinal bleeding. If you are undergoing any tests for urine glucose or urine ketones, levodopa may cause the results of some tests to be wrong. Levodopa may cause drowsiness, dizziness, light-headedness or sudden sleep. Do not drive or use machinery while using it. Do not take alcohol along with levodopa.
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Composition
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Levodopa (500mg) |
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Potentially Unsafe With
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Alcohol |
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Side Effect
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Common
Side Effects of Levopa are Nausea, Vomiting, Dizziness, Loss of appetite, Orthostatic hypotension (sudden lowering of blood pressure on standing), Movement disorder. |
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How to works
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How Levopa Tablet works
Levopa 500 mg Tablet works by being converted to dopamine, a chemical messenger that is needed to control the movement through transmission of signals in the brain. |
