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Donepezil
Pronounced doe-NEP-e-zil
Brand names: Aricept
Type: Cholinesterase inhibitor (dementia medicine) · All Neurology Medicines
What Donepezil is used for
- Alzheimer disease dementia
- Dementia in Parkinson disease (clinician-directed)
Common side effects
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Loss of appetite and weight loss
- Vivid dreams
- Muscle cramps
Important cautions
- Can slow the heart rate and cause fainting, especially combined with beta blockers — pulse and fainting episodes are monitored
- It improves symptoms modestly but does not stop the underlying disease
How it comes
Tablets, dissolving tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.