title: Use of donepezil in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease--a Hawaii based study.
abstract: Donepezil (Aricept) is a reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor which is indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer's type. We did a retrospective analysis of 41 elderly Alzheimer's subjects of different ethnic groups including a large number of Asian and Hawaiian patients. Donepezil appears to be clinically effective in patients of different ethnicities with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, even at advanced age.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96817, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alagiakrishnan
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Blanchette
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D044466:Asian People; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077265:Donepezil; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D007189:Indans / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D010880:Piperidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D007189:Indans; D010880:Piperidines; D000077265:Donepezil