Princeton, New Jersey; June 1, 2011 - Sandoz today announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and US launch of donepezil hydrochloride (HCL) film-coated tablets and donepezil HCL ...

Discontinuation of donepezil (Aricept) treatment for patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s impacts whether they go into a nursing home, but only for the first year, according to a new study. In ...

New warnings have been added to the prescribing information for the Alzheimer's drug Aricept (donepezil) advising of the risk of two rare but potentially serious conditions: muscle breakdown ...

The acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donepezil (Aricept) failed to improve chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) in breast cancer survivors, a placebo-controlled trial showed. After 24 weeks ...

Review the side-effects of Donepezil as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...

September 6, 2012 — In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen has asked the court to compel the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to act on its petition filed over a ...

Donepezil, marketed under the brand name Aricept, is an oral tablet medication prescribed for people living with Alzheimer’s disease. Medicare drug plans may cover the brand drug Aricept or its ...

Oral medications may be covered by a stand-alone Medicare Part D plan or a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) plan. Both types of plans are approved by Medicare but administered by private ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The off-label use of donepezil did not improve cognitive ability scores in patients with an early onset form of ...

October 8, 2010 — The acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donepezil (Aricept, Pfizer), used primarily to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD), significantly reduced the number of falls in Parkinson's disease (PD ...

Donepezil is a generic prescription drug used to treat dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. Donepezil’s cost may depend on factors such as your dosage, whether you have health insurance, and the ...