There are 474 drugs known to interact with Aricept (donepezil), along with 8 disease interactions
It comes in two oral tablet forms: oral tablet and oral disintegrating tablet (ODT)
Get medical help right away, if you have any of the symptoms listed above
ARICEPT ODT is supplied as round tablets containing either 5 mg or 10 mg of donepezil hydrochloride
The most common side effects associated with donepezil are headache, generalized pain, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, muscle cramping, joint pain, insomnia, and increased frequency of
These are known class effects of cholinergic therapies, and often occur
Drink lots of noncaffeine liquids unless told to drink less liquid by your doctor
randomised 566 people with Alzheimer's disease, with or without vascular dementia, to 12 weeks of 5 mg/day donepezil or placebo, and then re‐randomised them to donepezil (5 mg/day or 10 mg/day) or placebo for another 48
02) hippocampal volumes (Krishnan et al
Donepezil is used to treat dementia (memory loss and mental changes) associated with mild, moderate, or severe Alzheimer's disease
Donepezil most commonly causes stomach-related side effects, such as nausea, diarrhea, and appetite changes
Alzheimer disease is associated with a cholinergic deficiency in the cerebral cortex, and the increase in concentration of acetylcholine with Donepezil is well absorbed orally, unaffected by food or by time of administration;