Many dementia medications have at least two names: a name for the main substance in the medication, such as donepezil a brand name, such as Aricept. * Slow-release capsules release the medication into ...

This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood conditions (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, sudden episodes of mania or depression associated with bipolar disorder).

That means you and your doctor have a choice of three drugs intended for early use: donepezil (Aricept), galantamine (Razadyne), and rivastigmine (Exelon). Of these three, rivastigmine had the ...

So, certain medications that work in the brain, such as Aricept (donepezil), may not work as well when taken with caffeine.

One of the drugs, Aricept, cost just £2.80 per patient per day. The decisions were reversed in 2010 after a long campaign that culminated in court proceedings. Nice said the independent ...

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If lifestyle changes alone don’t allow you to meet your blood sugar and A1C goals, your doctor may prescribe medication. Here are some factors you and your doctor may consider when deciding ...

Side effects are common for people taking medications for dementia symptoms. For most people, these get better after a few weeks of taking the medication. However, not everyone has the same side ...

By Jancee Dunn I recently visited my parents, and I was ransacking their kitchen for snacks when I noticed something: Their medications were in a cabinet near their oven. “Keeping your meds ...

While medication can provide symptom relief, it does not necessarily address underlying maladaptive behaviors, and is therefore considered by many clinicians and adjunct to treatment, rather than ...