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Originally Posted by johnt
Lee et al. [1] provide extra conversion factors to use when calculating a person's L-dopa equivalent daily dose (LEDD).
A person's LEDD is calculated by adding together the L-dopa equivalent of each of the drugs taken. The table below shows the conversion rates:
100 mg of L-dopa =
130 mg of L-dopa in controlled-release form =
77 mg L-dopa with entacapone =
1 mg pergolide =
1 mg pramipexole =
5 mg ropinirole =
10 mg bromocriptine
Reference
[1] "Daily dose of dopaminergic medications in Parkinson disease: Clinical correlates and a posteriori equation"
1Jee-Young Lee MD, 2Jae Woo Kim MD PhD, 3Won Yong Lee MD PhD, 4Jong-Min Ki
MD PhD, 5Tae-Beom Ahn MD PhD, 6Han-Joon Kim MD, 3Jinwhan Cho MD PhD, 6Beom S
Jeon MD PhD
Neurology Asia 2010; 15(2) : 137 – 143
http://www.neurology-asia.org/articles/20102_137.pdf
John |
for several yrs i have known that anything taken with 25/100 regular sinemet made me dyskinetic. i also take amantadine. that and exercise are what i needed. oldies but goodies..........hmmmm
with a standard to go by and attention paid to it individuals could pinpoint their tolerance of meds in regard to dyskinesia.
great post