In patients with moderate or severe Alzheimer's disease receiving donepezil, those assigned to continue donepezil had less cognitive
107134 Donepezil can improve the cognitive function of MCI patients to a certain extent
Two large-scales randomized trials provide evidence of beneficial effects from donepezil at doses of 5 or 10 mg per day over 24 weeks
Evidence review: There is strong evidence that donepezil has efficacy against the three major domains of Alzheimer's disease symptoms, namely functional ability, behavior, and
Donepezil is the number one member of the second generation of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) (ie, donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine) ( Table 1) developed for
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There is limited research available concerning evidence‐based discontinuation of drugs in severe dementia
The average difference in scores between the groups assigned to continue donepezil and the groups assigned to discontinue donepezil was 2
Donepezil is associated with a minimal rate of serum enzyme elevations during therapy and has only rarely been implicated as a cause of clinically apparent liver injury
Pharmacokinetics of donepezil are linear over a dose range of 1 to 10 mg given once daily
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Cholinesterase inhibitors including donepezil have been investigated in patients with mild cognitive impairment † [off-label]; however, evidence of benefit is lacking
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There is limited evidence that In total, 18 English papers and 9 Chinese papers were finally included in this review
It does not cure dementia
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The main mechanism of action through which it influences cognition and function is presumed to be the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase enzyme in the brain; however, donepezil may also impact the pathophysiolog
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