Dementia Drugs

Question 1

Medications To Slow Decline in Alzheimer-type (AD) Dementia (2)

Answer 1

Vitamin E 1,000 mg BID or 5 mg Selegiline 5 mg BID

Question 2

Cholinesterase inhibitors that increase the availability of acetylcholine in mild-to-moderate stage AD disease? (3)

Answer 2

Donepezil (Aricept), Rivastigmine

Exelon), and galantamine (Razadyne

Question 3

Treatment for moderate to severe AD? (1)

Answer 3

Memantine (Namenda)

Question 4

Help treat agitation or psychosis in those with dementia? (1)

Answer 4

2nd-generation anti-psychotics such as Risperidone