Comparing Benztropine vs Carbidopa / Levodopa
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Prescription only
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Prescription only
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Benztropine has an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from a total of 36 ratings on Drugs.com. 58% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 31% reported a negative effect. |
Carbidopa / levodopa has an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from a total of 94 ratings on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 20% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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N/A |
Atamet, Crexont, Dhivy, Duopa, Parcopa, Rytary, Sinemet | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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N/A |
2.3 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 346 drugs are known to interact with Benztropine:
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A total of 520 drugs are known to interact with Carbidopa / levodopa:
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March 05, 1954 |
May 02, 1975 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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