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What is DONAMEM 10MG?
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DONAMEM 10MG contains Donepezil and Memantine
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Donepezil belongs to a group of drugs called cholinesterase inhibitors
- Memantine belongs to a group of medicines known as anti-dementia medicines
What DONAMEM 10MG is used for?
It is used to,
- treat patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease in adults
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Pregnancy & Breast Feeding
Children & Adolescents
Driving & Using Machines
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine, if you:
- are allergic to memantine hydrochloride or Donepezil any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- have any heart problems including irregular, slow or fast heartbeats
- have asthma or lung problems
- have a seizure or a history of epileptic seizures
- are suffering from stomach ulcers
- have difficulty in passing urine
- have liver or kidney problems
- have recently experienced a myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension
- are suffering from renal impairment
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DONAMEM 10MG is not recommended if you are pregnant or breast feeding
- Talk to your doctor immediately if you are pregnant or breast feeding or think you might be pregnant or planning to become pregnant
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DONAMEM 10MG is not recommended for children and adolescents under the age of 18 years
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DONAMEM 10MG may affect your ability to drive and operate machines
Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines such as:
- amantadine (substance used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease)
- dextromethorphan (substance used to treat coughs)
- dantrolene (substance used as a muscle relaxant)
- baclofen (substance used to relieve muscle spasms occurring in various illnesses such as cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis)
- cimetidine, ranitidine (substances used in the treatment of indigestion, heartburn and gastric ulcers)
- procainamide, quinidine (substances used to treat irregular heartbeats)
- quinine (substance used to treat night time leg cramps)
- nicotine (substance used to help you stop smoking)
- hydrochlorothiazide (substances used in the treatment of water retention and high blood pressure)
- anticholinergics (substances generally used to treat movement disorders or intestinal cramps)
- anticonvulsants (substances used to prevent and relieve seizures)
- barbiturates (substances generally used to induce sleep)
- dopaminergic agonists (such as L-dopa and bromocriptine which are used in Parkinson’s disease to stimulate your nerve cells)
- neuroleptics (substances used in the treatment of mental health disorders)
- oral anticoagulants (such as warfarin used to thin the blood)
- You can take DONAMEM 10MG with or without food
- Swallow the tablet whole, with a glass of water
- Do not chew or crush the tablet
- Your doctor should assess your treatment on a regular basis
If you take more DONAMEM 10MG
- If you take more DONAMEM 10MG, contact a doctor immediately
If you forget to take DONAMEM 10MG
- If you forget to take DONAMEM 10MG do not take extra tablets or a double dose to make up for a missed dose. Just take your next dose at the usual time
If you stop taking DONAMEM 10MG
- Do not stop taking this medicine until your doctor tells you to do
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them.
Donepezil:
- slow heartbeat and fainting
- more stomach acid
Donepezil:
- nausea, vomiting
- diarrhea
- not sleeping well
- muscle cramps
- not wanting to eat
Memantine:
- headache
- sleepiness
- constipation
- elevated liver function test results
- dizziness, problems with your balance
- shortness of breath
- high blood pressure
- drug hypersensitivity
Memantine:
- tiredness
- fungal infections
- confusion
- hallucinations
- being sick (vomiting)
- abnormal gait
- heart failure
- blood clots in your veins (thrombosis/ thromboembolism)
Memantine:
- seizures
Dosage in patients with impaired kidney function
- If you have impaired (poor) kidney function, your doctor will decide upon a dose that suits your condition. In this case, monitoring of your kidney function should be performed by your doctor at specified intervals
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date
- Store at room temperature (15-25ºC)
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