Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drug, C24H29NO3, that inhibits acetylcholinesterase and is used in its hydrochloride form to treat mild to moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease.
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- noun An
acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used mainly in thepalliative treatment ofAlzheimer's disease .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Long-term donepezil treatment in 565 patients with Alzheimer’s disease AD2000: randomised double-blind trial.
The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009
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Final guidance on the drugs called donepezil or Aricept, made by Eisai and Pfizer, galantamine or Reminyl, made by Shire and rivastigmine or Exelon, made by Novartis is due in
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Final guidance on the drugs called donepezil or Aricept, made by Eisai and Pfizer, galantamine or Reminyl, made by Shire and rivastigmine or Exelon, made by Novartis is due in
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Aricept, also known as donepezil, could halve the number who went on to be diagnosed with the disease within the three years.
Latest news breaking news current news UK news world news celebrity news politics news 2009
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And some research suggests that the drugs — memantine (Namenda), and cholinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil (Aricept and generic) and galantamine (Razadyne and generic) — may be more effective when taken together.
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And some research suggests that the drugs—memantine (Namenda), and cholinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil (Aricept and generic) and galantamine (Razadyne and generic)—may be more effective when taken together.
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Current treatment involves the use of drugs such as donepezil, tacrine, rivastigmine, galanlamine etc which act as choline esterase inhibitors.
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Current treatment involves the use of drugs such as donepezil, tacrine, rivastigmine, galanlamine etc which act as choline esterase inhibitors.
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New study finds that older people hospitalized for bradycardia are more likely to be taking cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs such as donepezil People taking one of several drugs commonly prescribed to treat
WN.com - Articles related to Lyme disease debate rages on 2009
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The Phase 3 trial examined dimebon in patients suffering from mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's and taking commonly prescribed treatment donepezil, yet failed to meet two co-primary endpoints for cognition and daily function.
Medivation, Pfizer End Development of Alzheimer's Drug Mia Lamar 2012
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