How to use DONEPEZIL (ARICEPT) | Medication used in DEMENTIA (e.g. Alzheimer's disease)

In this video Doctor O'Donovan explains how to use DONEPEZIL (aka Aricept) a medication used in the treatment of DEMENTIA (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, vascular dementia etc)

WHAT IS DONEPEZIL?

Donepezil is a medicine that helps with some types of dementia.

It does not cure dementia. However, it treats some of the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or dementia with Lewy bodies.

It can also help with "mixed dementia". This is when you have more than one type of dementia.

Donepezil is available on prescription only.

It comes as tablets, including tablets that melt in your mouth, and as a liquid that you drink.

KEY FACTS ABOUT DONEPEZIL

1. Donepezil can help with symptoms like being forgetful or confused.
2. The most common side effects of donepezil are diarrhoea, headache and feeling sick (nausea).
3. You can take it with or without food.
4. Drinking alcohol stops donepezil from working as well as it should. It also increases the risk of side effects.

VIDEO CONTENT GUIDE:

00:00 - Introduction
00:37 - What it is and how it works
01:59 - How long does it take to see an effect?
02:13 - Who can use it
02:50 - How to take it
04:51 - Potential side effects of donepezil
07:00 - Interactions

Further information:

NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/donepezil/

Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supp...

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