The local university hospital has a neurological clinic that treats many patients with Parkinson’s disease. Why might each of the following patients treated this week at the clinic be prescribed a drug other than Sinemet?
a. Patient A has been taking Sinemet for 2 weeks and complains of fainting when getting out of bed, a racing heart, and loss of appetite.
b. Patient B is a self-confessed “health nut” who takes multiple vitamin supplements every day, including all of the B vitamins.
c. Patient C is taking Marplan for depression.
a, Sinemet is a carbidopa-levodopa combination of medicine for
treating symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It has common side
effects include fainting, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, trouble
sleeping, headache, loss of appetite, etc. This must be informed to
the doctor before it worsens.
b, Sinemet may change the drug reaction with other prescription
drugs and herbal products. It causes risk and serious side effects.
There is a possibility of fatal conditions.
c, Marplan is an antidepressant, it has generic drug interaction
for levodopa drugs. These drugs reduce or increase the metabolism
of other drugs that reduce the effects of Sinemet drugs.
The local university hospital has a neurological clinic that treats many patients with Parkinson’s disease. Why might ea...
The local hospital has a neurological clinic yhat treats many patients with Parkinson’s disease. Why might each of the following patients treated this week at the clinic be prescribed a drug other than Sinemet? a. Patient A has been taking Sinemet for 2 weeks and complains of fainting when getting out of bed, a racing heart, and loss of appetite. b. Patient B is a self-confessed “health nut” who takes multiple vitamin supplements every day, including all of the B...