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Bidopal 500mg Tablet

Levodopa (500mg)
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Bidopal 500mg Tablet is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. This medicine helps to treat excessive shaking by slowing down the body movements.

Written By Dr. Sakshi Jain, MS, BDS,
Reviewed By Dr. Lalit Kanodia, MBA, MD Pharmacology,
Last updated on 23 Sep 2025 | 07:21 PM (IST)
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Product introduction

Bidopal 500mg Tablet should be taken with food to avoid stomach upset. However, take it at the same time each day as this helps to maintain a consistent level of medicine in the body. Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor and if you have missed a dose, take it as soon as you remember it. You should never skip any doses and try to finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better.

Do not stop taking it suddenly without talking to your doctor as it can result in harmful effects. It is important to note that this drug may cause addiction in some individuals. It may be contraindicated if you have narrow-angle glaucoma or skin cancer, or have a history of fits.

This medicine may cause side effects like nausea, vomiting, muscle contraction, and movement disorder. Initially, this medicine may cause a sudden drop in blood pressure when you change positions, so it is better to rise slowly if you have been sitting or lying down. It causes a sudden onset of dizziness and sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. If you are undergoing any tests for urine glucose or urine ketones, it may cause the results of some tests to be wrong and even changes the color of urine, so consult your doctor before getting any such tests.

Uses of Bidopal Tablet

Benefits of Bidopal Tablet

Parkinson's disease
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement, causing symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, and slowed movements. Bidopal 500mg Tablet helps replenish dopamine levels in the brain, improving muscle control and reducing symptoms like stiffness and tremors. This supports better mobility, coordination, and overall quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease.

Side effects of Bidopal Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Bidopal
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Dizziness
  • Akathisia (inability to stay still)
  • Muscle contraction

How to use Bidopal Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Bidopal 500mg Tablet is to be taken with food.

How Bidopal Tablet works

Bidopal 500mg Tablet works by being converted to dopamine, a chemical messenger that is needed to control the movement through transmission of signals in the brain.

Quick tips

  • Take it with or without food or as suggested by your doctor.
  • Avoid a high-protein diet (e.g. meat, eggs, and dairy products) while you are taking this medicine as it can reduce the amount of medication absorbed by your body.
  • Avoid vitamin supplements while taking Bidopal 500mg Tablet as it may reduce the effectiveness of the medicine.
  • It may cause dizziness. Do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you.
  • When you start the medication, get out of bed slowly, as the medication may cause lightheadedness or fainting.
  • Inform your doctor if you notice an urge to gamble, increased sexual urges, binge eating, or uncontrolled spending.
  • Do not stop taking the medication without talking to your doctor first.
  • Take it with or without food or as suggested by your doctor.
  • Avoid a high-protein diet (e.g. meat, eggs, and dairy products) while you are taking this medicine as it can reduce the amount of medication absorbed by your body.
  • Avoid vitamin supplements while taking Bidopal 500mg Tablet as it may reduce the effectiveness of the medicine.
  • It may cause dizziness. Do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you.
  • When you start the medication, get out of bed slowly, as the medication may cause lightheadedness or fainting.
  • Inform your doctor if you notice an urge to gamble, increased sexual urges, binge eating, or uncontrolled spending.
  • Do not stop taking the medication without talking to your doctor first.

Safety advice

Alcohol

Alcohol

UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Bidopal 500mg Tablet.
Pregnancy

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Bidopal 500mg Tablet may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Bidopal 500mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Driving

Driving

UNSAFE
Bidopal 500mg Tablet may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
Patients who have experienced somnolence and/or an episode of sudden sleep onset must refrain from driving or operating machines .
Kidney

Kidney

CAUTION
Bidopal 500mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Bidopal 500mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver

Liver

CAUTION
Bidopal 500mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Bidopal 500mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.

Interaction with drugs

Taking Bidopal with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects
Severe

Selegiline (Oral Route)

Concurrent consumption of Levodopa and Selegiline should be avoided if you experience breathlessness, fatigue, drowsiness, sedation, faintness, vomiting, frequent falls, confusion, or dementia. Your doctor may adjust the doses of Levodopa to prevent its side effects.
Moderate

Moclobemide (Oral Route)

Talk to your doctor if you notice any unusual symptoms.
Moderate

Linezolid (Oral Route)

Watch out for symptoms such as tremors, fever, diarrhea or agitation and consult your doctor if you experience them. Your doctor may discontinue the medicines accordingly.
Moderate

Pramipexole (Oral Route)

Talk to your doctor if you notice any unusual symptoms.Doctor may monitor your liver function. Levodopa may reduce efficacy of Pramipexole.
Moderate

Linezolid (Injection Route)

Watch out for symptoms such as tremors, fever, diarrhea or agitation and consult your doctor if you experience them. Your doctor may discontinue the medicines accordingly.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Tyrosine Derivative

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

NEURO CNS

Action Class

Dopamine Precursors

References

  1. Standaert DG, Roberson ED. Treatment of Central Nervous System Degenerative Disorders. In: Brunton LL, Chabner BA, Knollmann BC, editors. Goodman & Gilman’s: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 12th ed. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2011. pp. 614-16.
  2. Aminoff MJ. Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders. In: Katzung BG, Masters SB, Trevor AJ, editors. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 11th ed. New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited; 2009. pp. 470-74.
  3. Briggs GG, Freeman RK, editors. A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk: Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015. pp. 791-93.
  4. Chaves RG, Lamounier JA. Breastfeeding and maternal medications. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2004;80(5 Suppl):S189-S198. [Accessed 20 Mar. 2019] (online) Available from:
  5. Carbidopa-Levodopa. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck $ Co., Inc.; 2008. [Accessed 15 Sept. 2020] (online) Available from:
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