Discontinuation of donepezil for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in geriatric practice

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN: 1741-203x|20|4|800-806

ISSN: 1041-6102

Source: International Psychogeriatrics, Vol.20, Iss.4, 2008-08, pp. : 800-806

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Abstract

Background: Maintaining continuous pharmacological treatment of patients with dementia is often difficult. In the current study we surveyed the discontinuation of donepezil, a cholinesterase inhibitor, for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in a Japanese geriatric outpatient clinic in a university hospital.