Thread: Levodopa Dose Equivalency
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Old 09-06-2012, 06:52 PM
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Another conversion factor calculated from [1]:

100mg levodopa = 2mg/24hr rotigotine

The paper deals with the pragmatics of what to do regarding Parkinson's meds if a patient is nil by mouth.

Reference

[1] "Acute management of Parkinson's patients"
Joy Reid, NHS Fife, 2011
http://www.fifeadtc.scot.nhs.uk/supp...20Patients.pdf

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