Aricep 5 Mg

Aricep 5 Mg

Aricep 5 Mg Tablet is used in the treatment of dementia associated with Alzheimer’s disease. It is not recommended in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding and lung diseases.

Aricep 5 Mg Tablet comes as a tablet and an orally disintegrating tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken once a day with or without food, in the evening just before bedtime. Your doctor may prescribe to you a low dose initially to decrease the risk of side effects and gradually increase your dose after 4 to 6 weeks. Your doctor may increase your dose again 3 or more months later. Use this medication regularly in order to get the most benefit from it.

Drug = Donepezil

Strength = 5 Mg

Manufacture = Eisai Co.

How to take

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Aricep 5 Mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.            

Dosage

Aricep 5 Mg Tablet

Aricep 10 Mg Tablet

Aricep M Tablet

Aricep M Forte Tablet

Side effects

Diarrhea

Loss of appetite

Nausea and Vomiting

Trouble sleeping

Muscle cramps

Dizziness

Frequent urination

Headache

Weight loss

Warning

Pregnancy – Aricep 5 Mg medicine is not recommended for pregnant women unless necessary. The risks and benefits should be discussed with the doctor before taking this medicine.

Breast-feeding – Aricep 5 Mg is not known whether this medicine is excreted in breast milk. It is not recommended in breastfeeding women unless necessary. The risks and benefits should be discussed with the doctor before taking this medicine.

Gastrointestinal bleeding – Aricep 5 Mg medicine is known to increase the gastric acid secretion and may increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. Inform the doctor if you have any symptoms of blood in stools and burning stomach. An alternate medicine should be considered based on the clinical condition.

Seizures – Aricep 5 Mg medicine is known to cause generalized convulsions. Any symptoms of seizures should be informed to the doctor.

Pediatric use – The safety and efficacy have not been established in patients younger than 18 years.

Uses

Aricep 5 Mg Tablet is used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in Parkinson’s disease. It should be used in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. Aricep 5 Mg Tablet is used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease which is a progressive brain disorder characterized by memory loss and difficulty in thinking.