carbidopa
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Noun
- {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A drug C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>14</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O that inhibits [[decarboxylation]] of [[ʟ-dopa]] in tissues outside the brain and that is administered with ʟ-dopa in the treatment of [[Parkinson's disease]] to increase the amount of ʟ-dopa available for transport to the brain.
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