The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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March 24, 2008
A Rivastigmine Patch for Dementia
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A Rivastigmine Patch for Dementia
March 24, 2008 (Issue: 1282)
Cholinesterase inhibitors are now used routinely in patients with dementia. Rivastigmine transdermal system (Exelon Patch - Novartis), a patch formulation of the cholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine tartrate, has been approved by the FDA for...more
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