The risk of an ear piercing becoming infected is highest during warm weather and shortly after the piercing has taken place. The risk of infection can be reduced by stringent after-care of a new piercing, including daily cleaning and applying saline to the pierced area.
Back to Top. Carbidopa/levodopa is a prescription medication used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It is also used to treat Parkinson's-like symptoms that may develop after encephalitis (swelling of the brain) or injury to the nervous system caused by carbon monoxide poisoning or manganese poisoning.
1 Dosages of carbidopa/levodopa ER are not interchangeable with dosages other carbidopa-levodopa products.  Carbidopa/levodopa is also now available via a dopamine intestinal infusion pump (DUOPAâ¢), which provides 16 continuous hours of carbidopa and levodopa for motor symptoms. The small, portable infusion pump delivers carbidopa and levodopa directly into the small intestine.