entacapone

Do not stop using entacapone without first talking to your doctor.

These occur most frequently at the beginning of entacapone treatment.

In studies with entacapone, some people have reported experiencing a dry mouth.

Store entacapone at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

Do not take entacapone without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

It can increase some of the side effects of entacapone.

This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact with entacapone.

Taking the medicine with food may help prevent nausea, which is a common side effect of entacapone.

Before taking entacapone, tell your doctor if you are using any of the following drugs:

Entacapone used alone will not treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

However, entacapone is less toxic in regard to liver function.

This was approximately the same benefit granted by entacapone.

Your pharmacist can provide more information about entacapone.

Talk with your doctor if you believe you have any intense or unusual urges while taking entacapone.

Brownish orange urine if taking combination medicine with entacapone.

What should I know before taking entacapone Oral?

Tolcapone and nitecapone are known to be hepatotoxic, whereas entacapone is not.

It is not known whether entacapone passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby.

Entacapone does not cross the blood-brain barrier.

Stalevo combines levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone (the drug in Comtan).

These include entacapone and tolcapone.

Tolcapone causes more severe diarrhea than entacapone.

A combination medicine (Stalevo) combines entacapone, levodopa, and carbidopa.

You may have increased sexual urges, unusual urges to gamble, or other intense urges while taking entacapone.

Entacapone belongs to a class of drugs known as COMT inhibitors.