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Active ingredient
Donepezil hydrochloride
Brand name medicine
ARICEPT
Effects of this medicine
This medicine is usually used to inhibit progression of symptoms in Dementia Alzheimer's type or Dementia with Lewy bodies.
Dosing schedule (How to take this medicine)
・Progression suppression of dementia symptoms in Dementia Alzheimer's type;
In general, for adults, start with giving 3 mg as the active ingredient once a day.Then the dosage will be increased to 5mg once a day after one or two weeks of the starting administration.
Additionally, if the disease has progressed to the late stage, after giving 5mg for more than 4weeks, the daily dose is increase to 10mg once a day, however, the dosage may be adjusted according to the symptoms.
・Progression suppression of dementia symptoms in Dementia with Lewy bodies;
In general, for adults, start with giving 3 mg as the active ingredient once a day.Then the dosage will be increased to 5mg once a day after one or two weeks of the starting administration.
After giving 5mg for more than 4weeks the daily dose is increase to 10mg once a day, however, the dosage may be decreased to 5mg at a time once a day according to the symptoms.
・This preparation contents 5mg of the ingredient in a tablet. Strictly follow the instructions.
・In case of increase to 10mg once a day, keep watch on the patient's gastrointestinal symptoms due to adverse reaction of the medicine.
・When giving this medicine, put it in the patient's mouth and disintegrate it with saliva and swallow it or giving it with a half glass of water.
・If you missed giving a dose, give the missed dose as soon as possible. However, if more than half a day has passed from the scheduled time, skip the missed dose and follow the regular dosing schedule. You should never give two doses at one time.
Before using this medicine, be sure to tell your doctor and pharmacist
・If you have previously experienced any allergic symptoms such as itching and rash.
・If you have heart diseases such as sick sinus syndrome, sinus block, atrioventricular block.
・If you have Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome.
・If you have a history of gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer.
・If you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
・If you are taking any other medicinal products. (Some medicines may interact to enhance or diminish medicinal effects. Beware of over-the-counter medicines and dietary supplements as well as other prescription medicines.)
Precautions while taking this medicine
・In patients with Dementia Alzheimer's type or Dementia with Lewy bodies, the ability to operate machinery such as driving a car diminishes gradually and this medicine may cause disturbed conscious, dizziness and sleepiness. Do not operate dangerous machinery such as driving a car.