rivastigmine patch (Exelon)

Question 1

Class

Answer 1

Anticholinesterases

Question 2

Indications

Answer 2

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 3

Dose Range

Answer 3

initially 1.5mg bd increasing up to max 6mg twice daily

Question 4

Counselling/SE

Answer 4

• Swallow whole in the morning if causes vivid dreams or insomnia
• take with or soon after food to reduce stomach upset.
• This medicine may cause dizziness or drowsiness; if you are affected, avoid operating machinery.

SE:

• cardiac arrhythmia/heart block
• anorexia, weight loss
• drowsiness, dizziness, tremor
• vivid dreams, insomnia

Question 5

Monitoring

Answer 5

• Compliance
• weight
• ECG