LEVOPAR

This brand name is authorized in Germany

Active ingredients

The drug LEVOPAR contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1 Levodopa
UNII 46627O600J - LEVODOPA

According to the current understanding, the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are related to depletion of dopamine in the corpus striatum. Dopamine does not cross the blood-brain barrier. Levodopa, the precursor of dopamine, crosses the blood brain barrier and relieves the symptoms of the disease.

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2 Benserazide
UNII B66E5RK36Q - BENSERAZIDE HYDROCHLORIDE

Benserazide (also called Serazide or Ro 4-4602) is a peripherally acting aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase or DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor, which is unable to cross the blood–brain barrier.

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Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
N04BA02 Levodopa and decarboxylase inhibitor N Nervous system → N04 Anti-parkinson drugs → N04B Dopaminergic agents → N04BA Dopa and dopa derivatives
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: DE Bundesinstitut fĂźr Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte Identifier(s): 00189658, 00189664, 00189670, 00189687, 00189693, 00189701, 00189718, 00189724

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