Medscape

Experts Challenge FDA Approval of New Donepezil Dose

April 2, 2012 — Approval for the new 23-mg dose of the Alzheimer's disease (AD) drug donepezil (Aricept, Eisai) "breached the FDA's own regulatory standard" and has led to "incomplete and distorted ...
Medscape

FDA Approves High-Dose Donepezil for Advanced Alzheimer's Disease

July 27, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved donepezil HCl 23-mg tablets (Aricept; Eisai, Inc and Pfizer, Inc) for the once-daily treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's ...
Healio

Weekly transdermal donepezil equally effective, more tolerable than daily oral therapy

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 ...
Nasdaq

Eisai Announces Approval of Partial Change to Label for Dosage and Administration of Aricept for Treatment of Dementia with Lewy Bodies

TOKYO, Nov 29, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that its application for a partial change to label for Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride), a treatment for Alzheimer's disease and ...
Business Wire

Amneal Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Memantine/Donepezil Extended-Release Capsules and Everolimus Tablets for Oral Suspension, and Tentative U.S. FDA Approval for Rifaximin

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 ...
Business Wire

Icure Acquires Drug Product Approval for World’s First Donepezil Patch for Treating Dementia of the Alzheimer Type in Korea

SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Icure Pharmaceutical Inc. (KOSDAQ: 175250), a biopharmaceutical company in Korea, announced today that its donepezil patch, a treatment of Alzheimer’s-type ...
NBC News

Aricept delays Alzheimer's, researchers say

Aricept, a drug long used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, can delay its onset a bit but does not prevent it, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. And vitamin E has no effect, they reported in the New ...
Nasdaq

Eisai Announces Plans to Submit Application for Partial Change to Label for Dosage and Administration of Aricept for Treatment of Dementia with Lewy Bodies Based on Results of ...

TOKYO, Nov 2, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has received notification that Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride), a treatment for Alzheimer's disease and dementia with ...