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Hi,

My GrandPa has been suffering from PD for the past 2 years.
The only medicine he has been taking is the L-dopa (levodopa).
He has a dosage of CR and non-CR daily. (I dont remember the
exact dosage though).

In the postings here, I have seen many drugs being mentioned..
1)Sinemet
2)Mirapex
3)Carbidopa

Can you please help me understand the need for these drugs, when
they are used and the advantages compared with levodopa?
Essentially do ALL these help in producing dopamine or do they do
anything
different ?

thanks in advance,
murthy