Sinemet

American  

[sahy-nuh-met] / ˈsaɪ nəˌmɛt /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand name for a tablet preparation used in the symptomatic treatment of parkinsonism.

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Example Sentences

Guggenheim presents this sequence as if it were depicting an illicit drug binge, in part because Fox discusses his habit of popping Sinemet pills to keep up his level of dopamine, which is deficient in Parkinson’s patients.

From New York Times

There is medication to treat the symptoms but it is notoriously difficult to prescribe exactly the right dose of Sinemet and other drugs which act to replace the missing dopamine that makes someone with Parkinson's shake or drag their foot.

From BBC

The specialist prescribed Sinemet, a drug commonly used to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s.

From Washington Post

I was put on Sinemet, a Parkinson’s drug of choice, and, in time, eight other medications.

From The New Yorker

"I still believe in a cure. For so long Sinemet L-dopa was the gold standard. That was all we had, and it gave relief but it only lasted a certain amount of time and led to dyskinesias and other side-effects. So it was important to find better treatments," he shared.

From Fox News