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donepezil

 [do-nep´ĕ-zil]
a reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, used as the hydrochloride salt for treatment of mild to moderate symptoms of dementia of the Alzheimer type; administered orally.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

donepezil

(dō-nĕp′ə-zĭl′)
n.
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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donepezil

Aricept® Neurology A cholinesterase inhibitor used to maintain cognition in Alzheimer's disease Contraindications Succinylcholine-type anesthesia, sick sinus syndrome, seizures Adverse events N&V, insomnia, muscle cramps, anorexia, fatigue. See Alzheimer's disease.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

donepezil

An ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE inhibitor drug used in Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia to increase the amount of ACETYLCHOLINE available for nerve transmission. A brand name is Aricept.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

Donepezil

A drug commonly prescribed for Alzheimer's disease that provides temporary improvement in cognitive functions for some patients with mild-to-moderate forms of the disease.
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Donepezil, as a strong hydrophobic drug, can be loaded into the hydrophobic center of CHP NPs to form a donepezil nanopreparation (DZP-CHP).
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Donepezil has been shown to attenuate scopolamine-induced reduction of the P300 amplitude, which is consistent with the modulation of P300 by donepezil in AD Alzheimer's patients [49].
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In addition, short-term improvement in odour identification from baseline to eight weeks tended to predict longer-term cognitive improvement with donepezil treatment over one year.
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Indian pharmaceutical firm Zydus Cadila (NSE: CADILAHC) has been granted final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Donepezil Hydrochloride tablets in the strength of 23 mg, the company said on Friday.
Zydus Cadila granted final FDA approval to market Donepezil Hydrochloride tablets
We have purified hCAI and hCAII from human erythrocytes and analyzed the in vitro effects of these drugs memantine (1) and donepezil (2) on these isoenzymes.
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Among 44 patients, 15 (34%) were on memantine and donepezil combination therapy and they reported to have some side effects such as insomnia, hallucinations, urinary incontinence and fatigue (Table 2).
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Acetylcholinesterase from electric eel ([greater than or equal to]1000 units/mg protein), acetylcholine chloride (AChCl), acetylthiocholine chloride (ATChCl), 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB), donepezil hydrochloride monohydrate, galanthamine hydrobromide, tetraisopropyl pyrophosphoramide (iso-OMPA), phosphate buffer saline (PBS) pH 7.4, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and isopropyl alcohol were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St.
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Donepezil is a reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), the break-down enzyme of acetylcholine (ACh) [15].
Kinetic Modelling of Infection Tracers [[sup.18]F]FDG, [[sup.68]Ga]Ga-Citrate, [[sup.11]C]Methionine, and [[sup.11]C]Donepezil in a Porcine Osteomyelitis Model
Patients with moderate to severe AD receiving stable doses of both donepezil and memantine experienced limited cognitive improvement [10].
Efficacy and Safety of an Herbal Therapy in Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A 24-Week Randomized Phase III Trial
Donepezil is a specific and reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (Ach), which increases the bioavailability of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter present in the peripheral central nervous system.
Treatment with Sildenafil and Donepezil Improves Angiogenesis in Experimentally Induced Critical Limb Ischemia

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