Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB ... explored the use of a cholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil, for the treatment of DLB. The authors enrolled patients from across Japan who met consensus criteria ...

The FDA has since approved three drugs for the treatment of mild to moderate AD: Donepezil (Aricept) was approved in 1996, Rivastigmine (Exelon) was approved in 2000, and galantamine (Reminyl) was ...

is a brand-name drug prescribed for dementia related to Alzheimer’s disease. Aricept has interactions with other drugs and certain supplements. Examples include antihistamines and nonsteroidal ...

There are four medications approved in the UK to ease a person’s dementia symptoms, including memory and thinking problems: donepezil rivastigmine galantamine memantine. These treatments are only ...

Aricept is already approved in most markets to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease , but at present it was being tested in patients with vascular dementia, the second most common form of ...

especially those with underlying dementia. In addition, anticholinergics may antagonize the effects of drugs such as donepezil, which are thought to improve cognition by enhancing cholinergic ...

If you have serious side effects, such as an ulcer or bleeding, while taking this drug, you may need medical treatment to manage them. And your doctor may recommend a drug other than Aricept for ...