Urinary incontinence: an unrecognised adverse effect with donepezil.
Donepezil has been licensed for use in Japan to improve cognitive function since 1999. Among 94 patients with probable Alzheimer's disease who we treated with donepezil, seven patients developed urinary incontinence, although this event was transient in most patients.
Hashimoto
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Imamura
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Tanimukai
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Kazui
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Mori
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D000077265:Donepezil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007189:Indans / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D018697:Nootropic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010880:Piperidines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000139:chemically induced*
D007189:Indans; D018697:Nootropic Agents; D010880:Piperidines; D000077265:Donepezil