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Levodopa-carbidopa-entacapone overdose presenting as altered mental status, xanthoderma, and yellowish sclera

  • Sun Hwa Lee
  • , Seong Jong Yun
  • , Seokyong Ryu
  • , Seung Woon Choi
  • , Hye Jin Kim
  • , Tae Kyung Kang
  • , Sung Chan Oh
  • , Suk Jin Cho

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Abstract

Levodopa-carbidopa-entacapone is a single combination drug consisting of levodopa (aromatic amino acid), carbidopa (dopa-decarboxylase inhibitor), and entacapone (catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor). The Food and Drug Administration approved levodopa-carbidopaentacapone in 2003, as treatment for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease in patients experiencing signs and symptoms of wearing-off. Although various adverse drug reactions of levodopa-carbidopa-entacapone have been recorded, there has been no reported case of levodopa-carbidopa-entacapone overdose. We report the first case of signs and symptoms of an overdose of levodopa-carbidopa-entacapone (levodopa: 3000 mg; carbidopa: 750 mg; entacapone: 6000 mg) in a suicide attempt, presenting as altered mentality, xanthoderma, and yellowish sclera without hyperbilirubinemia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)75-77
Number of pages3
JournalSigna Vitae
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2018

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Keywords

  • Drug overdose
  • Levodopa-carbidopa-entacapone
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Toxicology
  • Xanthoderma
  • Yellowish sclera

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