- 1½ tablets The patient can also be using, for a period of at least 1 month prior to study entry, 1 tablet of the controlled release formulation of levodopa/carbidopa 100/25 mg (marketed in Spain as Sinemet Plus retard) or 1 tablet the controlled release formulation of levodopa/carbidopa 200/50 mg (marketed in Spain as Sinemet retard) in each intake, at different doses.