Aricep 5 Mg

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  • Manufacturer : Eisai Pharmaceuticals India Pvt Ltd
  • Equivalent Brands : Aricept
  • Generic Brands : Donepezil

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1. Buy Aricep 5mg Online

Aricep 5mg Tablet is used in the treatment of dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. It is not recommended in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding and lung diseases.

Aricep Tablet is used for Dementia of the alzheimer's type, Dementia of the alzheimer’s type, Dementia and other conditions. Aricep Tablet may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Aricep Tablet contains Donepezil as an active ingredient.

Aricep Tablet works by increasing the levels of acetylcholine in the brain.

Eisai Pharma India manufactures Aricep Tablet.

2. How To Aricep 5mg Work?

Memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease is due to disturbance of message signals in the brain. Aricep 5mg Tablet works by increasing the levels of acetylcholine, a chemical messenger involved in the transmission of nerve signals.

3. What is Aricep 5mg Tablet?

Aricep 5mg Tablet, a cholinesterase inhibitor, is used to treat a brain disorder that affects the ability to remember, communicate, think clearly, and perform daily activities and may cause changes in mood and personality in people who have Alzheimer's disease. It improves mental function by increasing the amount of certain chemicals in the brain. However, it does not cure Alzheimer’s disease completely. Possible side effects of this medicine include loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping, gastrointestinal upset, vomiting, diarrhoea or muscle cramping.

Certain conditions may require you to be extra careful while taking this medicine. Inform your doctor if you have these conditions :

  • Pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
  • Are taking any other prescribed or over the counter medicines.
  • Are allergic to medicines, foods, or other substances.
  • A history of certain heart problems, stomach or bowel problems, liver or kidney problems, lung or breathing problems, muscle problems, low thyroid hormone levels, or urinary blockage.
  • Brain lesions or tumours, a recent head injury, or a history of seizures
  • Have Parkinson disease or metabolism problems

Aricep 5 MG Tablet comes as a tablet and an orally disintegrating tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken once a day with or without food, in the evening just before bedtime. Your doctor may prescribe to you a low dose initially to decrease the risk of side effects and gradually increase your dose after 4 to 6 weeks. Your doctor may increase your dose again 3 or more months later. Use this medication regularly in order to get the most benefit from it.

4. How To Take Aricep 5mg Tablet?

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Aricep 5mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

5. Instruction for Aricep 5mg

Take Aricep 5mg Tablet at the same time every day. Do not take in larger amounts than advised. Consult the doctor if you experience any undesirable effects. Do not take this medicine if you have any gastrointestinal disease and lung diseases.

6. Drug interaction of Aricep 5mg

Interaction with Alcohol

  • Description - Interaction with alcohol is unknown. It is advisable to consult your doctor before consumption.
  • Instructions - Interaction with alcohol is unknown. It is advisable to consult your doctor before consumption.

Interaction with Medicine

  • Carvedilol
  • Oxcarbazepine
  • Tramadol

7. Side Effects of Aricep 5mg

  • Diarrhea
  • Loss of appetite
  • Nausea and Vomiting
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Muscle cramps
  • Dizziness
  • Frequent urination
  • Headache
  • Weight loss
  • Unusual bleeding
  • Join pain

8. Warning And Precaution of Aricep 5mg tablet

Pregnancy - This medicine is not recommended for pregnant women unless necessary. The risks and benefits should be discussed with the doctor before taking this medicine.

Breast-feeding - It is not known whether this medicine is excreted in breast milk. It is not recommended in breastfeeding women unless necessary. The risks and benefits should be discussed with the doctor before taking this medicine.

Gastrointestinal bleeding - This medicine is known to increase the gastric acid secretion and may increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. Inform the doctor if you have any symptoms of blood in stools and burning stomach. An alternate medicine should be considered based on the clinical condition.

Seizures - This medicine is known to cause generalized convulsions. Any symptoms of seizures should be informed to the doctor.

Pediatric use - The safety and efficacy have not been established in patients younger than 18 years.

9. Aricep 5mg Dosage

In case you miss a dose, use it as soon as you notice. If it is close to the time of your next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your dosing schedule. Do not use extra dose to make up for a missed dose. If you are regularly missing doses, consider setting an alarm or asking a family member to remind you. Please consult your doctor to discuss changes in your dosing schedule or a new schedule to make up for missed doses, if you have missed too many doses recently.

Do not use more than prescribed dose. Taking more medication will not improve your symptoms; rather they may cause poisoning or serious side-effects. If you suspect that you or anyone else who may have overdosed of Aricep Tablet, please go to the emergency department of the closest hospital or nursing home. Bring a medicine box, container, or label with you to help doctors with necessary information.

Do not give your medicines to other people even if you know that they have the same condition or it seems that they may have similar conditions. This may lead to overdosage.

10. Uses of Aricep 5mg

Aricep 5mg Tablet is used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and dementia in Parkinson's disease. It should be used in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease.

11. Storage of Aricep 5mg

Store it at controlled room temperature (15° to 30°C), and in an airtight container. Do not freeze medicines unless required by package insert. Keep medicines away from children and pets.

Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into drainage unless instructed to do so. Medication discarded in this manner may contaminate the environment. Please consult your pharmacist or doctor for more details on how to safely discard Aricep Tablet.

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