donepezil 10mg (Aricept)

Question 1

Class

Answer 1

Anticholinesterases

Question 2

Indications

Answer 2

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 3

Dose Range

Answer 3

5-10mg d

Question 4

Counselling/SE

Answer 4

• Take in the evening just before bedtime
• This medicine may cause dizziness or drowsiness; if you are affected, avoid operating machinery.
• Swallow whole in the morning if causes vivid dreams or insomnia
• take with or soon after food to reduce stomach upset.

SE:

• cardiac arrhythmia/heart block
• anorexia, weight loss
• drowsiness, dizziness, tremor
• vivid dreams, insomnia

Question 5

Monitoring

Answer 5

• psych review

- weight