Data updated: May 26, 2026
CARBIDOPA AND LEVODOPA (carbidopa)
CNS
Approved 1992-08-28
24
Indications
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Phase 3 Trials
33
Years on Market
Details
- Status
- Discontinued
- First Approved
- 1992-08-28
- Routes
- ORAL
- Dosage Forms
- TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE, TABLET, CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE, TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING
CARBIDOPA AND LEVODOPA Approval History
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244 FDA actions from 1992 to 2026
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What CARBIDOPA AND LEVODOPA Treats
24 FDA approvalsOriginally approved for its first indication in 1992 . Covers 24 distinct patient populations.
- Other (24)
Other
(24 approvals)- • Approved indication (Aug 1992)
- • Approved indication (Sep 1993)
- • Approved indication (Mar 1994)
- • Approved indication (Jun 1995)
- • Approved indication (Sep 1999)Label Letter
- • Approved indication (May 2004)
- • Approved indication (Jun 2004)
- • Approved indication (Jun 2004)
- • Approved indication (Aug 2007)
- • Approved indication (Jun 2008)
- • Approved indication (Sep 2008)
- • Approved indication (Oct 2008)
- • Approved indication (Jul 2009)
- • Approved indication (Sep 2009)
- • Approved indication (Jun 2010)
- • Approved indication (Feb 2013)
- • Approved indication (Jun 2019)
- • Approved indication (May 2021)
- • Approved indication (Oct 2021)
- • Approved indication (Sep 2022)
- • Approved indication (Nov 2022)
- • Approved indication (Apr 2023)
- • Approved indication (Jun 2024)
- • Approved indication (Jan 2025)
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Clinical Trial Registry
17 trials| Trial | Sponsor ID | Phase | Status | Title |
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| NCT04520178 5-HTP only | Pro00119483/00125176 | Ph 2, Ph 3 | recruiting | Effects of 5HTP on the Injured Human Spinal Cord |
| NCT04325503 RES results posted | HUM00156490 5U01AG061393-05 | Ph 1, Ph 2 | completed | Neurobiological Drivers of Mobility Resilience: The Dopaminergic System |
| NCT01323374 FMS201 | Droxidopa FMS201 | Ph 2 | completed | Study To Assess The Clinical Benefit Of Droxidopa And Droxidopa/Carbidopa In Subjects With Fibromyalgia |
| NCT04000919 | 18.1268 | Ph 2, Ph 3 | suspended | Effects of 5HTP and LDOPA on CNS Excitability After SCI |
| NCT00685919 results posted | 101499 HL071784-05A1 | Ph 2, Ph 3 | completed | Peripheral Dopamine in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome |
| NCT03055936 COMDOS1 results posted | 3112005 | Ph 1 | completed | Dose-finding Pharmacokinetic Study in Healthy Males |
| NCT03266965 | 20161186 W81XWH-16-1-0462 | Ph 1 | completed | Histaminergic Basis of Central Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis - A Novel Approach |
| NCT03115827 results posted | VUMC54580 | Ph 4 | completed | Norepinephrine-targeted Therapy for Action Control in Parkinson Disease |
| NCT01399905 results posted | IRB00004133 | Ph 2 | completed | High and Low Dose Carbidopa Treatment of Parkinson's Disease |
| NCT00845000 results posted | P05550 MK-3814-023 | Ph 1 | completed | Acute Effects of Preladenant (SCH 420814) on Dyskinesia and Parkinsonism in Levodopa Treated Participants (P05550) |
| NCT02633839 | CVT-301-007 | Ph 1 | completed | A Study of the Safety and Levodopa Pharmacokinetics Following Single Dose Administration of CVT 301 (Levodopa Inhalation Powder) in Smoking and Non-Smoking Adults |
| NCT02633007 | CVT-301-008 | Ph 1 | completed | A Study of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Levodopa Following Administration of CVT 301 (Levodopa Inhalation Powder) in Adults With Asthma |
| NCT01212484 results posted | 09-0011 | Ph 3 | completed | Carbidopa for the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting in Familial Dysautonomia |
| NCT01227655 BIPARKII results posted | BIA-91067-302 2010-022366-27, BIA-91067-302 | Ph 3 | completed | Efficacy and Safety of BIA 9-1067 in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Patients. |
| NCT01568073 results posted | BIA-91067-301 2010-021860-13 | Ph 3 | completed | Efficacy and Safety of BIA 9-1067 in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Patients With "Wearing-off" Phenomenon |
| NCT01229332 | ND0611/002 | Ph 1, Ph 2 | completed | A Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic Study of ND0611 on the Top of Different Oral Dosage Forms of Levodopa/Carbidopa in Parkinson's Disease Patients |
| NCT01296464 PARTEST | 2939136 | Ph 2 | completed | Comparing Different Levodopa/Carbidopa/Entacapone Treatment Regimens |
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Trial Timeline
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Understanding FDA Approval Types
| Count | Type | What it means |
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| - | ORIG | Original approval - drug first enters market |
| - | SUPPL - Efficacy | New indication (new disease/condition approved) |
| - | SUPPL - Labeling | Label text changes (warnings, dosing updates) |
| - | SUPPL - Manufacturing | Production changes (new facility) |
| - | SUPPL - Chemistry | Formulation changes (new dosage strength) |
Green lines in the timeline show ORIG and Efficacy approvals - the clinically meaningful milestones.
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