The information below is offered for patients with RLS and for medical professionals who may want more details about treating RLS. Patients with RLS should not use this information to adjust their own medicine or treat themselves. Tap Here for the longer version which includes generic names. Tap Here for setting up offline access (even in airplane mode) for iPhone/iPod Other versions can be found at Carbidopa/levodopa, also known as levocarb and co-careldopa, is the combination of the two medications carbidopa and levodopa. It is primarily used to manage the symptoms of Parkinson's disease but does not change the course of the disease. It is taken by mouth. It can take two to three weeks of treatment before benefits are seen. Each dose. Before taking levodopa and carbidopa, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to levodopa and carbidopa any other medications, or any of the ingredients in levodopa and carbidopa tablets, capsules, or suspension. We've noticed you're using a version of Internet Explorer that is out of date and may not support all the features on our website. For a better browsing experience, we suggest upgrading to a newer version of Internet Explorer. Brand Names: Atamet, Parcopa, Rytary, Sinemet, Sinemet CR Generic Name: carbidopa and levodopa. What is carbidopa and levodopa? What are the possible side effects of carbidopa and levodopa? Information about drug Carbidopa-Levodopa includes cost of the drug and the type of drug - tablet, capsule, syrup, cream, gel, ointment, liquid or injection. Carbidopa-Levodopa (SINEMET) is a sustained release combination of carbidopa and levodopa for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and syndrome, as well as parkinsonism-like symptoms and Dopa-Responsive Dystonia (DRD) Institute for Safe Medication Practices 2 * Brand names always start with an uppercase letter. Some brand names incorporate tall man letters in initial characters and may not be readily recognized as brand names. Prior to initiating the enteral suspension on Day 1, convert patients from all other forms of levodopa to oral immediate-release carbidopa; levodopa tablets (1:4 ratio).