Donepezil (Demenza (5 mg)) is a cholinesterase inhibitor, prescribed for dementia of Alzheimer's disease. It works by increasing the amount of acetylcholine in the brain, which helps in improving ...
Donepezil increases the concentration of acetylcholine through reversible inhibition of its hydrolysis by acetylcholinesterase. There is no evidence that donepezil alters the course of the underlying ...
Aricept tablet 5 mg (donepezil hcl) — same day delivery. Donepezil hydrochloride is used for the palliative treatment of mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer's type Alzheimer's disease, ...
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 19 — Donepezil ( Aricept) isn't just for Alzheimer's anymore. Results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial presented April 17 at the American Academy of Neurology 54th ...
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a common neurodegenerative disorder in which patients exhibit symptoms of dementia and parkinsonism along with fluctuations and hallucinations that can be ...
SAN DIEGO — A once-weekly dose of transdermal donepezil proved a safe and effective equivalent to a daily dose of oral donepezil for Alzheimer’s-related dementia, per a presenter at the Alzheimer’s ...
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRX) (“Amneal” or the “Company”) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...
Woodcliff Lake, NJ, and New York, July 23, 2010 - Eisai Inc. and Pfizer Inc [NYSE: PFE] announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new once-daily, higher-dose Aricept ...
The cholinergic system plays a major role in cognitive abilities that are essential to piloting an aircraft: attention, learning, and memory. In previous studies, drugs that enhance the cholinergic ...
Background A 78-year-old man with a 22-year history of schizoaffective disorder and a 5-year history of dementia presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of fatigue, progressive ...
Abbreviations: COWA, Controlled Oral Word Association Test; DST, Digit Span Test; GP, Grooved Pegboard; HVLT-R, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test–Revised; LS, least ...