ARICEPT Drug Interactions, ARICEPT Side Effects and ARICEPT Patient Reviews

Get informed: Aricept

Safety/Interactions	Indications	Side Effects
Facts & Figures	Effectiveness	Discussion

MEDICATION SAFETY CHECK

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Why do patients use Aricept?

iGuard.org is currently tracking more than 2,900 patients that use Aricept (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.

DISEASE / CONDITION	%	AVERAGE SEVERITY
MEMORY PROBLEMS/DEMENTIA	80%

How well does Aricept work?

iGuard.org regularly asks patients taking Aricept to provide feedback on: disease/condition treated, effectiveness/satisfaction, side effects, and information they wish they knew prior to starting the medication. This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of other members of the iGuard community.


Average Satisfaction Score (out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score (out of 10)

90%

of patients are confident that the good things about Aricept outweigh the bad things.

What do iGuard.org users wish they were told before starting this product?

% patients who wished they learned more before starting

10% of patients taking Aricept wish they were told more about this product before they started it.

TOP THINGS PATIENTS WISHED THEY KNEW...
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ABOUT Aricept
Active Drug(s):	Donepezil
WHAT DOES IT DO?
This product is used in the treatment of mild to severe Alzheimer's dementia. This product is thought to work by enhancing cholinergic function (it is theorized that part of Alzheimer's is due to a deficiency of cholinergic transmission).

VIEW: US Prescribing Info

VIEW: Wikipedia Content

HOW SAFE IS IT?
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Average Risk Rating	(ON HOLD)
Pregnancy Category	C
Black Box Warning	No

FACTS & FIGURES
Date Approved	25 Nov 1996
Generic Available	PENDING
OTC Available	NO

What side-effects do iGuard.org users commonly report for Aricept?

35% of patients experience side-effects on Aricept

< 1% of patients experience SIGNIFICANT side-effects on Aricept

MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS...

	VIVID DREAMS
	ABDOMINAL PAIN
	HEADACHE
	MUSCLE CRAMPS
	FATIGUE
	COUGH

= 10%

Recent alerts for Aricept

There have been no alerts regarding Aricept during the past year.

Drug Comments for Aricept (Donepezil)

Comments, Questions, and Answers

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Question/Comment:

I have just been advised by my doctor to start aircept but am taking Wellbutrin, any adise befor I start?

72 year old male
Posted: 2008-11-13 08:46:32 Rating:

Question/Comment:

DONT WAIT

46 year old female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00 Rating:

Question/Comment:

My dose is only 5MG taken with one low dose adult aspirin. I cannot really advise considering my condition. At my does level, it works. My blood pressure remains in an acceptable level for my age, 75, but fully realizing that Drs. now want the pressure at a young man's healthy level, I think.

74 year old male
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00 Rating:

Question/Comment:

Please try as directed by your dr. be patient, in a couple of weeks the improvement will be very noticable.

58 year old female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00 Rating:

Question/Comment:

If you need it, take it.

86 year old female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00 Rating:

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