The following adverse experiences have been reported in post-marketing experience with carbidopa and levodopa extended-release tablets:
Cardiovascular:Cardiac irregularities, syncope.
Gastrointestinal:Taste alterations, dark saliva.
Hypersensitivity:Angioedema, urticaria, pruritus, bullous lesions (including pemphigus-like reactions).
Nervous System/Psychiatric:Increased tremor, peripheral neuropathy, psychotic episodes including delusions and paranoid ideation, pathological gambling, increased libido including hypersexuality, impulse control symptoms, seizures (including convulsions).
Skin:Alopecia, flushing, dark sweat.
Urogenital:Dark urine.
Other adverse reactions that have been reported with levodopa alone and with various carbidopa-levodopa formulations and may occur with carbidopa and levodopa extended-release tablets are:
Cardiovascular:Phlebitis.
Gastrointestinal:Gastrointestinal bleeding, development of duodenal ulcer, sialorrhea, bruxism, hiccups, flatulence, burning sensation of tongue.
Hematologic:Hemolytic and nonhemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, agranulocytosis.
Hypersensitivity:Henoch-Schonlein purpura.
Metabolic:Weight gain, edema.
Nervous System/Psychiatric:Ataxia, depression with suicidal tendencies, dementia, euphoria, bradykinetic episodes, numbness, muscle twitching, blepharospasm (which may be taken as an early sign of excess dosage; consideration of dosage reduction may be made at this time), trismus, activation of latent Horner's syndrome, nightmares.
Skin:Malignant melanoma increased sweating.
Special Senses:Oculogyric crisis, mydriasis, diplopia.
Urogenital:Urinary retention, priapism.
Miscellaneous:Faintness, hoarseness, malaise, hot flashes, sense of stimulation, bizarre breathing patterns.
Laboratory Tests:Abnormalities in alkaline phosphatase, SGOT (AST), SGPT (ALT), bilirubin, Coombs test, uric acid, vitamin B6 levels.