Get Parkinsons Foundation Medication Schedule 2011-2026

is typically prescribed to a patient with Parkinson disease once symptoms become more difficult to control with other anti-parkinsonism drugs. The drug can also be used for postencephalitic parkinsonism and symptomatic parkinsonism due to carbon monoxide intoxication.

The immediate-release (short-acting) form of / is usually taken 3 or 4 times each day, while the extended-release (long-acting) form is typically taken 2 to 4 times each day. and may come in capsules, which should be swallowed whole, or as tablets that disintegrate in your mouth.

The immediate-release (short-acting) form of / is usually taken 3 or 4 times each day, while the extended-release (long-acting) form is typically taken 2 to 4 times each day. and may come in capsules, which should be swallowed whole, or as tablets that disintegrate in your mouth.

is in a class of medications called central nervous system agents. It works by being converted to in the brain. is in a class of medications called decarboxylase inhibitors. It works by preventing from being broken down before it reaches the brain.

Dose range: Most patients will require 400 to 1600 mg/day in divided doses every 4 to 8 hours during waking hours; doses of 2400 mg/day at intervals of less than 4 hours have been used, but are generally not recommended.

- Medications prescribed more frequently than daily but no more frequently than every 4 hours may be administered within 1 hour before or after the scheduled dosing time, for a total window that does not exceed 2 hours.

, the most effective Parkinson's disease medicine, is a natural chemical that passes into the brain and is converted to . is combined with (), which protects from early conversion to outside the brain. This prevents or lessens side effects such as nausea.