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Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Aricept-2

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Aricept as follows: Aricept interacts with a lot of medications, thus leading to many side-effects and influencing their function. If you are being newly started on Aricept, discuss with your physician regarding all your current medications and their safety with Aricept. Also, notify your physician regarding any current Aricept intake, if you are being started on any new medications and discuss their safety with Aricept. [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Aricept-1

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Aricept as follows: Aricept can induce some dizziness and confusion. Closely watching for the therapeutic response and developing side-effects allows appropriate changes in the dose of Aricept, to help optimum control of your symptoms and can also contribute to controlling/reducing the risk for drowsiness and dizziness due to the medication. If the dizziness becomes bothersome, report it to your physician and other health care personnel, [...]

Contraindications for Aricept Use-4

Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for using Aricept as follows: Patients with history of mood disorders, secondary to Aricept intake, can experience deterioration and worsening of symptoms of mood disorders. Individuals can present with worsening complaints such as, feeling low and depressed, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, gross appetite changes, impulsiveness, agitation, aggression, and suicidal thoughts. Aricept must be administered with extreme caution in individuals with history of mood disorders. Lowered heart rate and blood [...]

Contraindications for Aricept Use-3

Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for using Aricept as follows: Narrowing of airways with Aricept use can increase the effort of breathing, especially in individuals with history of asthma and COPD. These individuals can increasingly present with exacerbation of shortness of breath with Aricept. Aricept must be administered with extreme caution in individuals with history of breathing disorders, with close watch to prevent exacerbation of acute dyspneic episodes. Aricept is partially metabolized in the liver [...]

Contraindications for Aricept Use-2

Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for using Aricept as follows: Aricept can interact with many antidepressants and antipsychotic medications, resulting in nervousness, confusion, mood changes, and development or aggravation of underlying cardiac arrhythmias, leading to debility and sudden cardiac death. Avoid using Aricept together with antidepressant and antipsychotic medications. Aricept use, can result in severe gastrointestinal upset, increased acid secretion in stomach, worsening of heartburn and burning sensation in the stomach, and can result in [...]