The question is often asked as to what is the “best ” dosage when it comes to the medication? Arciept.?? As with all medications there is no one “best ” dosage.? Dosages vary tremendously depending on the patient , their stage of the disease , what other medications they are taking currently and concurrently as well as a host of other factors.? Including in this equation is how much and for how long can the patient tolerate the drug to begin with.
What can be said easily? is what is the initial dosage and what are the “standard”? or usual dosages.
In the case of Aricept ten mg ( milligrams or thousandth’s of a gram) usually can be said to provide the most consistent benefits and is the usual standard optimal amount.
Doctors and Alzheimer’s patients medical teams ( under the direction and supervision of the captain of the team the physician), usually initiate Aricept treatments at a somewhat lower starting dose of 5 mg? once daily.
Then after a sutiable time period , usually in the ranges of four to six weeks increase the dose to that level of 10 milligrams.
Both fice (5) milligrams and 10 mg daily are effective, and thus people and patients who cannot tolerate 10 milligrams may tolerate 5 mg and thus remain on a dose that they can both tolerate and that they can ultimately benefit from.? In some of these cases , after a somewhat longer or even lengthy time period , the patient may go on to be able to tolerate the higher ten mg a day doseage and benefit from this level as well.
It should be noted that in very frail people or those with major concerns about side effects, the Aricept dosage can be started at an even lower dosage than the 5 mg a day , by providing for administration of the Aricept medication on alternate days.? Usually taken with dinner or breakfast ( to tie in with a daily habit in order to increase medication compliance by the patient).? As well as tablet forms Aricept is also available as an orally Disintegrating tablet format .? This dissolves in the mouth and does not need to be directly or mechanially swallowed.? Many patients do have problems when it comes to swallowing pills and tablet intact.
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