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  2. Donepezil - Wikipedia

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    Donepezil, sold under the brand name Aricept among others, is a medication used to treat dementia of the Alzheimer's type. [3] [4] [8] It appears to result in a small benefit in mental function and ability to function. [9] Use, however, has not been shown to change the progression of the disease. [10] Treatment should be stopped if no benefit ...

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  4. Memantine/donepezil - Wikipedia

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    Memantine/donepezil, sold under the brand name Namzaric among others, is a fixed dose combination medication used for the treatment of dementia of the Alzheimer's type. [1] It contains memantine, as the hydrochloride, a NMDA receptor antagonist; and donepezil as the hydrochloride, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. [1] It is taken by mouth. [1]

  5. List of psychotropic medications - Wikipedia

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    Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) – a pro-drug stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and binge eating disorder; Vyvanse is converted into Dexedrine in vivo; Viibryd – an antidepressant of the serotonin modulator and stimulators class; Vivactil (protriptyline) an antidepressant also used in the treatment of nerve pain

  6. ATC code N06 - Wikipedia

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    ATC code N06 Psychoanaleptics is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the classification of drugs and other medical products.

  7. Musical hallucinations - Wikipedia

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    Researchers found that patients with musical hallucinations respond well to the drug Donepezil, making it another potential treatment for the condition. Donepezil, which belongs to a class of medication called acetylcholinesterase inhibitors , is most commonly used to treat dementia in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

  8. Biological half-life - Wikipedia

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    So, for example, digoxin has a half-life (or t ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠) of 24–36 h; this means that a change in the dose will take the best part of a week to take full effect. For this reason, drugs with a long half-life (e.g., amiodarone , elimination t ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ of about 58 days) are usually started with a loading dose to achieve their desired ...

  9. Cholinesterase inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    Paraoxon and rivastigmine are both acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors. [14] [11] [7]In 2015, the United States Food and Drug Administration's Adverse Event Reporting System database compared rivastigmine to the other ChEI drugs donepezil and galantamine found that rivastigmine was associated with a higher frequency of reports of death as an adverse event.