rivastigmine
Drug Details
- Generic Name
- rivastigmine
- Brand Names
- Exelon, Rivastigmine
- Application Number
- NDA022083
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
- NDC Codes
- 13
- Dosage Forms
- PATCH, EXTENDED RELEASE, PATCH, POWDER
- Routes
- TRANSDERMAL
- Active Ingredients
- RIVASTIGMINE
Indications and Usage
1 INDICATIONS & USAGE Rivastigmine tartrate is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor indicated for treatment of: • Mild-to-moderate dementia of the Alzheimers type (AD) ( 1.1 ) • Mild-to-moderate dementia associated with Parkinsons disease (PD) ( 1.2 ) 1.1 Alzheimer's Disease Rivastigmine tartrate capsules are indicated for the treatment of mild-to-moderate dementia of the Alzheimer's type (AD). 1.2 Parkinson's Disease Dementia Rivastigmine tartrate capsules are indicated for the treatment of mild-to-moderate dementia associated with Parkinson's disease (PD).