Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Professional
STALEVO is a therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). In addition to
carbidopa and
levodopa, STALEVO contains
entacapone, a substance that enhances the benefits of levodopa.
Depending on levodopa dose and
side effects, STALEVO can be used to replace carbidopa/levodopa when the benefits of levodopa are wearing off. STALEVO can also be used instead of carbidopa/levodopa and COMTAN® (entacapone) by patients taking those medicines as separate tablets.
If you're already on levodopa therapy, here are some
questions you may want to ask your healthcare professional about STALEVO:
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How is STALEVO different from other levodopa medicines? |
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When should STALEVO therapy be considered? |
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How long after starting to take a levodopa medicine does it begin to wear off? |
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How does the levodopa in STALEVO tablets work? |
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If I start taking STALEVO, should I stop taking my levodopa medicine? |