In most cases, these side effects should be temporary. And some may be easily managed. But for symptoms that are ongoing or bothersome, talk with your doctor or pharmacist. And do not stop taking ...

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

An international team of neuroscientists, led by Duke-NUS Medical School, have uncovered a mechanism that controls the reactivation of neural stem cells, which are crucial for repairing and ...

China’s central bank and finance ministry held their first joint working group meeting on the treasury bond trade, a sign of closer monetary and fiscal policy coordination, as Beijing strives to ...

In addition, anticholinergics may antagonize the effects of drugs such as donepezil, which are thought to improve cognition by enhancing cholinergic function in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Mechanism of action describes the process by which a molecule, such as a drug, functions to produce a pharmacological effect. A drug’s mechanism of action may refer to its effects on a ...

Due to the well-known cholinergic deficit in this disease, Mori and colleagues (2012) explored the use of a cholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil, for the treatment of DLB. The authors enrolled ...