Long-term safety and tolerability of donepezil 23 mg in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Donepezil (23 mg/day) is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease (AD). Approval was based on results from a 24-week, randomized, double-blind study of patients who were stable on donepezil 10 mg/day and randomized 2:1 to either increase their donepezil dose to 23 mg/day or continue taking 10 mg/day. The objective of this study was to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of donepezil 23 mg/day in patients with moderate to severe AD.

Methods

Patients who completed the double-blind study and were eligible could enroll into a 12-month extension study of open-label donepezil 23 mg/day. Clinic visits took place at open-label baseline and at months 3, 6, 9, and 12. Safety analyses c

SUBMITTER: Tariot P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3493328 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature