Drug details

Exelon (rivastigmine tartrate)

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Exelon (rivastigmine tartrate) is a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor used to treat mild to moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease.

The drug is often used to treat Dementia .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• dizziness,
• vomiting,
• diarrhea,
• weakness,
• sleep problems (insomnia),
• cough,
• runny or stuffy nose,
• joint pain,
• loss of appetite,
• weight loss,
• upset stomach,
• drowsiness,
• increased sweating,
• headache, and
• swelling in your hands or feet,
• shakiness (tremors).

The following drugs are related to Exelon, either as a replacement or used together:

• Adlarity (donepezil hydrochloride)
• Aduhelm (aducanumab)
• Amyvid (florbetapir f 18 injection)
• Apokyn (apomorphine)
• Aricept (donepezil)
• Axona (caprylidene prescription medical food)
• Cogentin (benztropine mesylate injection)
• Parlodel (bromocriptine mesylate)
• Rytary (carbidopa and levodopa capsules)
• Duopa (carbidopa and levodopa enteral suspension)
• Stalevo (carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone)
• Cognex (tacrine)
• Comtan (entacapone)
• Fluorodopa FDOPA (f18 injection)
• Neuraceq (florbetaben f 18 injection)
• Tauvid (flortaucipir f 1 injection, for intravenous use)
• Vizamyl (flutemetamol f 18 injection)
• Razadyne (galantamine hbr)
• Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb injection)
• Namenda XR (memantine hydrochloride extended release capsules)
• Namzaric (memantine hydrochloride extended-release and donepezil hydrochloride capsules)
• Mirapex ER (pramipexole dihydrochloride extended-release tablets)
• Nuplazid (pimavanserin tablets)
• Ongentys (opicapone capsules)
• Requip XL (ropinirole extended release tablets)
• Xadago (safinamide tablets)
• Zelapar (selegiline hydrochloride)
• Tasmar (tolcapone)

The following supplements are related to Exelon, and may be used together with the drug:

• Acetyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
• Ginkgo (s.)
• Vitamin E (s.)
• Ginseng, Panax (s.)
• Lemon Balm (s.)
• Huperzine A (s.)
• Idebenone (s.)
• Phosphatidylserine (s.)
• Sage (s.)
• Vinpocetine (s.)