Aricept is tablet for treatment dementia due to Alzheimer disease, such as judgment, abstract thinking, impairment of memory or changes in personality.
Inform your doctor, if you have any:
• stomach disease
• difficulty passing urine
• head injury
• heart disease
• asthma
• Parkinsons disease
• seizures
• liver disease
• an allergic reaction to Aricept
You should dissolve the tablet in your mouth. It is no necessary to take it with water. You can eat or not eat while you are taking Aricept tablet. You should keep regular intervals between tablets. But do not take it more often that directed. Do not stop your course even you feel better, first advise with your doctor.
If you suppose that you have overtaken it, call emergency room immediately. Do not give this medicine other persons. If you are going to use it on children, consult with you children doctor first. If you forget about your dose at schedule time, try to take it as soon as possible, but do not double doses.
Aricept can interact with next drugs
• bethanechol
• benztropine
• carbamazepine
• atropine
• glycopyrrolate
• dexamethasone
• hyoscyamine
• ipratropium
• phenobarbital
• dicyclomine
• itraconazole
• drugs for motion sickness
• quinidine
• NSAIDs
• trihexyphenidyl
• oxybutynin
• phenytoin
• rifampin
It is not full list of possible interactions. Tell your doctor if you use illegal drugs, drink alcohol or smoke. Tell your doctor about nutritional supplements, non-prescription drugs and dietary supplements. It will help your specialist to check if it can interact with Aricept. Consult with your medicine specialist if you are going to stop or to start taking these pills.
If you get dizzy or drowsy, please do not use machinery or drive, while this medicine affect you.
Additionally visit your medicine specialist for checks on your symptoms.
Possible side effects, inform your doctor at once:
• vomiting
• allergic reactions
• feeling faint
• stomach pain
• problems with balance
• slow heartbeat
• changes in vision
• unusual bleeding
• weight loss
Possible side effects, which usually do not require medical attention:
• diarrhea
• nausea
• headache
• loss of appetite
• indigestion
• muscle cramps
Keep Aricept between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C) tightly closed. You should keep your children out of the reach of these pills.