A dopa decarboxylase inhibitor (DDCI), such as carbidopa or benserazide, is administered with levodopa to attenuate its peripheral conversion to dopamine, reduce nausea and increase central ...
In fluctuating Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, treatment of PD using the catechol-O-methyl transferase inhibitor entacapone with carbidopa/levodopa improves quality of life and activities of ...