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(also known as Donepezil)
Donepezil is used to treat the symptoms of mild to moderate, or severe Alzheimer's disease. Donepezil will not cure Alzheimer's disease, and it will not stop the disease from getting worse. However, it can improve thinking ability in some patients .
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescripti... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 269 |
78% |
| Dementia | 47 |
81% |
| Parkinson's Disease | 4 |
100% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 2 |
100% |
| Caregivers | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 80% (331
Members)
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Aricept Reviews
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Dr. feels it is working at her last check-up. She is still independent.
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Kept her stable
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has been on it nearly 3 years. She does better on it than off it.
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i have seen no difference in her
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Is keeping her dementia under control.
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Didn't see any side effects, I don't know if it worked or not. The doctors just tell us it may have progressed more quickly without
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It seems to have helped with the getting up in the middle of the night and wandering. She seems calmer.
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Helped my mother-in-law so that it didn't at first advance as fast.
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