Domperidone effective in preventing rivastigmine-related gastrointestinal disturbances in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

OBJECTIVE: While acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, such as donepezil, galantamine, and rivastig-mine, are beneficial in treating behavioral symptoms of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), their dose-limiting effects include gastrointestinal disturbances, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. We...

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Main Authors: Kano, Osamu, Urita, Yoshihisa, Ito, Hirono, Takazawa, Takanori, Kawase, Yuji, Murata, Kiyoko, Hirayama, Takehisa, Miura, Ken, Ishikawa, Yuichi, Kiyozuka, Tetsuhito, Aoyagi, Jo, Iwasaki, Yasuo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3788693/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24092978
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S50135
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