Entacom Plus 50mg Strip Of 10 Tablets

• If you are allergic to levodopa,entacapone, carbidopa or any ingredients of Entacom Plus Tablet.
• If you have a history of skin cancer called melanoma or the presence of moles on the skin which have not been clinically checked by a doctor.
• If you are taking medicines for mental health disorders belonging to a class MOAIs like Rasagiline should be stopped at least 14 days before you start taking this medicine.
• If you have raised pressure in the eyes, it is condition called narrow-angle Glaucoma.
• If you are diagnosed with any serious mental illness.
• If you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant or if you are a breastfeeding mother.

• Uncontrolled movements
• Headache
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Dry mouth
• Diarrhoea
• Reduced appetite
• Drowsiness

Other General Warnings

• You experience mood changes, sleep attacks or excessive sleepiness.
• You have a history of fits.
• You have or had an ulcer in your stomach or intestine.
• You have had a heart attack or heart disorder or breathing problems.
• You have had kidney, liver or hormonal problems.
• You have a due surgery or operation.
• You have an eye condition called 'glaucoma’, you will need to have regular checks on the pressure in your eye.

• Take Entacom Plus Tablet as a whole with a sufficient amount of water.
• Try to take it at a fixed time every day as advised by your doctor.
• Do not skip the doses even if you feel better.

• Store Entacom Plus Tablet at a temperature below 30°C.
• Keep it out of the reach of children and pets.

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How Does It Work?

• Entacom Plus offers relief in symptoms of Parkinson’s disease by increasing the levels of dopamine in the brain.
• Levodopa gets converted into Dopamine. This dopamine gives relief from symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
• Carbidopa an dentacapone helps in maintaining an optimal level of levodopa by inhibiting its breakdown by enzymes before it reaches the brain.

Interactions with other medicines

• Some medicines can affect the way the Entacom Plus Tablet works or this medicine itself can reduce the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the same time.
• Tell your doctor about all the medicines, supplements or herbals you are currently taking or might take to avoid any possible interaction.
• Especially, if you are taking any other medicine especially to treat Parkinson’s disease.
• If you are taking any iron preparations as it may decrease the effectiveness of the Entacom Plus Tablet when used concomitantly.
• Medicine for any mental illness may cause worsening of side effects; the dose needs to be adjusted.
• The patient’s response should be monitored when administered Entacom Plus Tablet with anticholinergic preparations like Benzatropine and Procyclidine.
• You may experience low blood pressure on standing suddenly from lying posture if you are on any antihypertensives.
• Medicine for tuberculosis and epilepsy may require a change in dosage.

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