donepezil
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donepezil (uncountable)
(pharmacology) A drug taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C24H29NO3·HCl to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease
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Although not observed in clinical trials of donepezil hydrochloride, an active ingredient in NAMZARIC, cholinomimetics may cause outflow obstruction.
Two hundred and forty eight (248) patients with severe Alzheimer's disease were randomized to donepezil hydrochloride or placebo.
While both patients assigned to donepezil hydrochloride and placebo have a wide range of responses, the curves demonstrate that the donepezil hydrochloride group is more likely to show a smaller decline or an improvement.
Donepezil has shown a potential for helping chronic aphasia.