Elcapon 50 mg/12.5 mg/200 mg Tablet
Levodopa (50mg) + Carbidopa (12.5mg) + Entacapone (200mg)
Primary uses of : Parkinson's disease
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Composition
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Levodopa (50mg) + Carbidopa (12.5mg) + Entacapone (200mg) |
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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 Elcapon are Nausea, Vomiting, Constipation, Discoloration of urine, Headache, Dryness in mouth, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Orthostatic hypotension (sudden lowering of blood pressure on standing), Anxiety, Dizziness, Abnormality of voluntary movements, Abnormal dreams. |
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How to works
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How Elcapon Tablet works
Elcapon 50 mg/12.5 mg/200 mg Tablet is a combination of three medicines: Levodopa, Carbidopa and Entacapone which treat Parkinsonism. Levodopa is a Carbidopa precursor which gets converted to dopamine, a chemical messenger that controls movement in the brain. Carbidopa is a peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor which prevents the breakdown of Levodopa allowing it to enter the brain and increase dopamine levels. Entacapone is COMT inhibitor which causes higher and more sustained levels of levodopa in blood, leading to greater relief from the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. |
