What is Tasmar used for?

Tasmar is taken in combination with the Parkinson’s medication, carbidopa/levodopa to treat Parkinson’s disease. Tasmar seems to make the medications work longer.

There are some people that should not take Tasmar?
Patients with severely reduced liver or kidney function should be carefully monitored by their doctor. Your doctor will decide if you are a candidate for treatment with Tasmar.

Post Marketing Experience:

In patients taking Tasmar serious side effects have been reported including non-traumatic rhabdomyolsis (unexplained muscle tenderness or pain), extremely high fever, confusion and death. It is not possible to determine if these events are directly related to Tasmar, to certain other medications taken at the same time, to a combination of these factors, or to other factors.

Special Warnings:

Due to the risk of serious liver injury and even death, Tasmar is reserved for use in patients who do not have severe movement abnormalities and who do not respond to or who cannot take other available treatments.

Your doctor will ask you to sign a “patient consent” form to make sure that you understand the potential risks and benefits of taking Tasmar.

There are some things that you should tell your doctor when taking this medication:

Certain types of medications can interact with Tasmar, review all medications that you are taking with your doctor, including those that you take without a prescription.

Do not drive a car or operate heavy machinery until you know how you will react to Tasmar.

Tell your doctor or doctor if you are:

• trying to become pregnant, are already pregnant, or are breast-feeding.
• taking a certain type of medication called a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor.
• taking other sleep inducing drugs.

Special Instructions:

• Keep regularly scheduled appointments with your doctor while being treated with Tasmar to monitor Tasmar’s effect on your liver. It is recommended that your doctor perform liver tests every 2 weeks for the first year of therapy, every 4 weeks for the next 6 months and then every 8 weeks thereafter.
• Contact your doctor immediately if you experience signs or symptoms of liver disease such as:
  • clay colored stool
  • yellow coloring of the eyes and skin
  • feeling tired or having no energy
  • loss of appetite
  • drowsiness
• Do not stop taking Tasmar without first telling your doctor.

What side effects can you expect when taking Tasmar? (This is only a partial list of side effects reported with Tasmar. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a complete list of possible side effects and drug interactions..) Some of the side effects listed below may not appear for up to twelve weeks:

• Abnormal jerky movements
• Nausea
• Dizziness or fainting especially upon quickly standing or going from a laying down to an upright position
• Sleep disorders
• Diarrhea
• Hallucinations

For more detailed information about Tasmar, ask your doctor.