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Dosage of Madopar-F in details

Madopar-F Dosage

Generic name: Madopar-F 42mg

Dosage form: capsule

Medically reviewed on January 3, 2019.

Madopar-F capsules are for oral inhalation only and should be used only with the Madopar-F inhaler.

Important Administration Instructions

Madopar-F capsules are for oral inhalation only and should be used only with the Madopar-F inhaler. Madopar-F capsules must not be swallowed as the intended effect will not be obtained. Madopar-F capsules should be stored in their blister package and only removed immediately before use.

Recommended Dosage

Madopar-F should be taken when symptoms of an OFF period start to return.

The recommended dosage of Madopar-F is oral inhalation of the contents of two 42 mg capsules (84 mg) as needed, up to 5 times a day. The maximum dose per OFF period is 84 mg, and the maximum daily dosage is 420 mg. Madopar-F has been shown to be effective only in combination with carbidopa/Madopar-F.

Further information

Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.

Medical Disclaimer

More about Madopar-F (Madopar-F)

• Madopar-F Side Effects
• During Pregnancy or Breastfeeding
• Drug Interactions
• Drug class: dopaminergic antiparkinsonism agents

Professional resources

• Madopar-F (FDA)

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What other drugs will affect Madopar-F?

Using Madopar-F with other drugs that make you drowsy can worsen this effect. Ask your doctor before using opioid medication, a sleeping pill, a muscle relaxer, or medicine for anxiety or seizures.

Tell your doctor about all your other medicines, especially:

• isoniazid;

• metoclopramide;

• risperidone or other antipsychotic medication;

• iron medication, such as ferrous fumarate, ferrous gluconate, or ferrous sulfate;

• a multivitamin or mineral supplement that contains iron; or

• other medicines to treat Parkinson's disease.

This list is not complete. Other drugs may interact with Madopar-F, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible drug interactions are listed here.

Madopar-F drug interactions (more detail)

Madopar-F interactions

Increased postural hypotension and possible reduced absorption with TCAs. Reduced effects with phenothiazines, butyrophenones, thioxanthenes and other antipsychotic agents; reserpine, papaverine, phenytoin, isoniazid. Reversal of effects of Madopar-F monotherapy with pyridoxine. Exacerbation of abnormal involuntary movements and possibly delayed absorption with anticholinergics. Additive hypotensive effects with antihypertensive agents. Increased CNS toxicity with methyldopa. Exacerbation of parkinsonian symptoms with metoclopramide.

Potentially Fatal: Increased risk of hypertensive crises with nonselective MAOIs. Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias with cyclopropane or halogenated anaesthetics.

References

1. DailyMed. "CARBIDOPA; ENTACAPONE; LEVODOPA: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
2. FDA/SPL Indexing Data. "46627O600J: The UNique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) is an alphanumeric substance identifier from the joint FDA/USP Substance Registration System (SRS).". https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/Data... (accessed September 17, 2018).
3. MeSH. "Dopamine Agents". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68... (accessed September 17, 2018).

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Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology