Is Your Loved One’S Doc Aware Of These Drug Interactions?
I would propose yous arrive normal physical care for to ever inquire the healthcare provider if the medicine they are prescribing volition demeanour on the Aricept, Exelon, or Razadyne.
By Cindy Keith
The article talks virtually how i of the 2 categories of drugs nosotros convey available to give our loved ones alongside dementia, the cholinesterase inhibitors (Aricept, Exelon, Razadyne), volition oftentimes last rendered useless when other meds are prescribed.
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Those other meds are, unfortunately, much to numerous to listing here, but I volition give yous an persuasion of the categories too yous tin banking concern gibe on the figurer (or alongside the pharmacist) to run across if whatever of these meds are at odds alongside i of the dementia medications your loved i may last taking.
These drugs are classified equally a type of “anticholinergic” drug which agency they block the activity of acetylcholine inwards the brain.
Aricept, Exelon too Razadyne are inwards a flat of “cholinesterase inhibitors” which operate past times inhibiting the breakdown of acetylcholine which helps to a greater extent than signals larn to the nervous system. So, these 2 drugs will, inwards effect, cancel each other out too neither volition convey it’s intended therapeutic effect.
Anticholinergics include drugs inwards the next categories:
- Antispasmodics such equally Levsin, Donnatal, Bentyl
- Bronchodilators such equally Atrovent too Spiriva
- Antiemetics such equally Dramamine, Bonine too Antivert
- Antiparkinson drugs such equally Kemadrin, Artane, Cogentin
- Sleep aides such equally Sominex, Nytol, Unisom
- Cough too mutual frigidness preparations that comprise diphenhydramine
- Atropine which is establish inwards around see medications too optic drops
- Urinary incontinence medications such equally Ditropan, Toviaz, Vesicare too Detrol
I convey alone listed a few drugs inwards each category, but at that topographic point are many, many more.
Your loved one’s healthcare provider may non shout upwardly the drug classifications, too since many elders alongside dementia convey co-existing medical problems, many physicians volition prescribe around of these medications inwards an endeavour to salve symptoms of those wellness issues.
I would propose yous arrive normal physical care for to ever inquire the healthcare provider if the medicine they are prescribing volition demeanour on the Aricept, Exelon, or Razadyne, too fifty-fifty if they state it volition not, double banking concern gibe alongside the chemist earlier yous convey the prescription filled.
Knowledge is ability too yous forthwith convey the ability to assist proceed your loved i safer too healthier.
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