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Hydergine,

trademark for a fixed-combination drug containing various ergoloid mesylates.

Hydergine [hi´der-jēn]

trademark for preparations of ergoloid mesylates, ergot alkaloids used to combat mild to moderate dementia in the elderly.

hydergine (hīˑ·der·jēn),

n a chemical derived from ergot mold that grows on the rye grain, said to have antiaging and cognitive enhancement effects.

hydergine

Neurology A therapeutic cocktail used to alleviate some Sx of Alzheimer's disease, consisting of ergoloid mesylate–a 'metabolic enhancer,' hydergine's efficacy has not been well established. Cf Alzheimer's disease, Tacrine.

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