Hi,
I received an informative message that most of you probably know
about: what the dosage numbers mean on the Sinemet medication. For
those of you who do not, below is the forwarded message. Since I am not
the Parkinson's patient, just one of the caregivers, this was informative
to me. I thank Jim Anderson for giving me this information.
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* From: Glenn L. Williams Internet e-mail: [log in to unmask] *
* At: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Location: Lincoln, Nebraska U.S.A. *
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Date: Mon, 06 Nov 1995 06:13:49 -0600
From: Jim Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Dosage Info...
It's easy to figure out the dosage when using Sinemet:
Each tablet color represents a different dosage, but be
aware that Sinemet is a combination drug, containing
both carbi-dopamine [c-dopa] and lovi-dopamine
[l-dopa] - that's why each pill has two numbers
associated with it, the first for the c-dopa, and the
second for the l-dopa.
So, the 50-200 pills contain 50 milligrams of c-dopa,
and 200 mg's of l-dopa. If breaking the tablet in half,
just divide the values by two (duh!).
Hope that this is useful.
Jim
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