Donepezil 5mg Tablets, 28 Tablets
Treatment mild to moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease.
Donepezil is not a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.
Donepezil is for use only in adult patients.
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Donepezil 5mg Tablets, 28 Tablets
If you or a loved one are struggling with the symptoms of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, Donepezil 5mg Tablets may be able to help. This prescription medication belongs to a class of drugs known as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, which work by helping to preserve levels of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain. This can in turn help improve memory, cognitive function, and overall quality of life.
While Donepezil is not a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, it has been shown to be effective at managing symptoms and helping patients maintain their independence for longer. If you think Donepezil 5mg Tablets could be right for you or your loved one, speak to your doctor today.
Donepezil 5mg is used to treat the symptoms of dementia in people diagnosed as having mild and moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease. The symptoms include increasing memory loss, confusion and behavioural changes. As a result, sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease find it more and more difficult to carry out their normal daily activities. Donepezil is for use only in adult patients.
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What is the price of Donepezil 5mg Tablets in Nigeria?
The price of Donepezil 5mg Tablets is N2,940
Where can you buy Donepezil 5mg Tablets In Nigeria?
You can Buy Donepezil 5mg Tablets at Asset Pharmacy Lagos Nigeria, Nigeria’s Largest Online Pharmacy.
Donepezil 5mg Tablets is not available to buy over the counter. You need a prescription to buy Donepezil 5mg Tablets
Donepezil 5mg Tablets is a prescription drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.
To order this product you confirm that you are under the care of your doctor or consultant and have been given permission by them for purchase, fulfillment & use in treatment with their written consent.
You will be required to send Asset Pharmacy your prescription
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Donepezil
How to Use
How to take Donepezil Hydrochloride
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Usually, you will start by taking 5 mg (one white tablet) every night.
After one month, your doctor may tell you to take 10 mg (one yellow tablet) every night.
Swallow your Donepezil Hydrochloride with a drink of water before you go to bed at night.
The tablet strength you will take may change depending on the length of time you have been taking the medicine and on what your doctor recommends.
The maximum recommended dose is 10 mg each night.
Always follow your doctor’s, or pharmacist’s advice about how and when to take your medicine.
Do not alter the dose yourself without your doctor’s advice.
Product Details
What you need to know before you take Donepezil Hydrochloride
Do not take Donepezil Hydrochloride • if you are allergic to donepezil hydrochloride, or piperidine derivatives, or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Donepezil Hydrochloride, if you have or have had: • stomach or duodenal ulcers • seizures (fits) or convulsions • a heart condition (such as irregular or very slow heart beat, heart failure, myocardial infarction) • a heart condition called ‘prolonged QT interval’ or a history of certain abnormal heart rhythms called Torsade de Pointes or if anyone in your family have ‘prolonged QT interval’ • low levels of magnesium or potassium in your blood • asthma or other long term lung disease • liver problems or hepatitis • difficulty passing urine or mild kidney disease Donepezil Hydrochloride can be used in patients with kidney disease or mild to moderate liver disease. Tell your doctor first if you have kidney or liver disease. Patients with severe liver disease should not take Donepezil Hydrochloride. Other medicines and Donepezil Hydrochloride Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. In particular it is important to tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following types of medicines:: • medicines for heart rhythm problems e.g. amiodarone, sotalol • medicines for depression e.g. citalopram, escitalopram, amitriptyline, fluoxetine • medicines for psychosis e.g. pimozide, sertindole, ziprasidone • medicines for bacterial infections e.g. clarithromycin, erythromycin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, rifampicin • anti-fungal medicines e.g. ketoconazole • other Alzheimer’s disease medicines, e.g. galantamine • pain killers or treatment for arthritis e.g. aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs such as ibuprofen, or diclofenac sodium • anticholinergics medicines, e.g. tolterodine • anticonvulsants e.g. phenytoin, carbamazepine • medication for a heart condition e.g. quinidine, beta-blockers (propanolol and atenolol) • muscle relaxants e.g. diazepam, succinylcholine • general anaesthetic • medicines obtained without a prescription e.g. herbal remedies If you are going to have an operation that requires you to have a general anaesthetic, you should tell your doctor and the anaesthetist that you are taking Donepezil Hydrochloride. This is because your medicine may affect the amount of anaesthetic needed. Donepezil Hydrochloride with food, drink and alcohol Food will not influence the effect of Donepezil Hydrochloride. Donepezil Hydrochloride should not be taken with alcohol because alcohol may change its effect. Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility Donepezil Hydrochloride should not be used during pregnancy unless clearly necessary. Donepezil Hydrochloride should not be used while breastfeeding. If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. Driving and using machines Alzheimer’s disease may impair your ability to drive or operate machinery and you must not perform these activities unless your doctor tells you that it is safe to do so. Also, your medicine can cause tiredness, dizziness and muscle cramp. If you experience any of these effects you must not drive or operate machinery. Donepezil Hydrochloride contains lactose This medicine contains lactose. If you have been told by your doctor
Side Effects
Possible side effects Donepezil
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. The following side effects have been reported by people taking Donepezil Hydrochloride. Serious side effects: You must tell your doctor immediately if you notice these serious side effects mentioned. You may need urgent medical treatment. • stomach or duodenal ulcers. The symptoms of ulcers are stomach pain and discomfort (indigestion) felt between the navel and the breast bone (may affect up to 1 in 100 people) • bleeding in the stomach or intestines. This may cause you to pass black tar like stools or visible blood from the rectum (may affect up to1 in 100 people) • seizures (fits) or convulsions (may affect up to 1 in 100 people) • liver damage e.g. hepatitis. The symptoms of hepatitis are feeling or being sick, loss of appetite, feeling generally unwell, fever, itching, yellowing of the skin and eyes, and dark coloured urine (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people) • fever with muscle stiffness, sweating or a lowered level of consciousness (a disorder called “Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome”) (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people) • Muscle weakness, tenderness or pain and particularly, if at the same time, you feel unwell, have a high temperature or have dark urine. They may be caused by an abnormal muscle breakdown which can be life threatening and lead to kidney problems (a condition called rhabdomyolysis) (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people). Other side effects that may occur: Very common: may affect more than 1 in 10 people: • diarrhoea • feeling sick • headaches Common: may affect up to 1 in 10 people: • muscle cramp • tiredness • difficulty in sleeping (insomnia) • the common cold • loss of appetite • hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not really there) • unusual dreams including nightmares • agitation • aggressive behaviour • fainting • dizziness • stomach feeling uncomfortable • vomiting • rash • itching • passing urine uncontrollably • pain • accidents (patients may be more prone to falls and accidental injury) Uncommon: may affect up to 1 in 100 people: • slow heart beat • minor increase in serum concentration of muscle creatine kinase • seizures (fits) Rare: may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people: • stiffness, shaking or uncontrollable movement especially of the face and tongue but also of the limbs • disturbance in heart rhythm Not known: frequency cannot be estimated from the available data • Changes in the heart activity which can be seen on an electro-cardiogram (ECG) called ’prolonged QT interval’ • Fast, irregular heart beat, fainting which could be symptoms of a life-threatening condition known as Torsade de Pointes Reporting of side effects If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet
Ingredients
What Donepezil Hydrochloride contains
The active substance is donepezil hydrochloride.
Each film-coated tablet contains Donepezil hydrochloride monohydrate equivalent to donepezil hydrochloride 5 mg / 10 mg
The other ingredients are: Core: Lactose monohydrate, maize starch, cellulose microcrystalline, low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate Coating: For 5 mg: Hypromellose (E464), titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol 400, talc (E553b) For 10 mg: Hypromellose (E464), titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol 400, talc (E553b), iron oxide yellow (E172)
How to store
How to store Donepezil Hydrochloride
- Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the Carton and blister after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
- This medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions.
- Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste.
Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
Patient Information Leaflet
Prescription Product
This product requires a prescription from your Doctor.
Please follow the instruction received from the pharmacy on how to forward your prescription to the pharmacy after you have paid for the medicine.
A prescription drug is a pharmaceutical medication that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.
To order this product you confirm that you are under the care of your doctor or consultant and have been given permission by them for purchase, fulfillment & use in treatment with their written consent
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