Drug details
Exelon Patch (rivastigmine transdermal system)
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Exelon Patch (rivastigmine transdermal system) 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,
- headache,
- dizziness,
- vomiting,
- diarrhea,
- sleep problems (insomnia),
- stomach pain,
- drowsiness,
- anxiety,
- spinning sensation,
- tired feeling,
- muscle weakness,
- depression, and
- loss of appetite/weight loss,
- shakiness (tremors),
- skin redness or irritation where Exelon Patch is worn.
The following drugs are related to Exelon Patch, 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)
- 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)
- Namzaric (memantine hydrochloride extended-release and donepezil hydrochloride capsules)
- 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 Patch, and may be used together with the drug:
- Acetyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
- Ginkgo (s.)
- Vitamin E (s.)
- Lemon Balm (s.)
- Huperzine A (s.)
- Idebenone (s.)
- Phosphatidylserine (s.)
- Sage (s.)
- Vinpocetine (s.)