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PAD Profile : Rivastigmine - Dementia
Traffic Light Status
Status 1 of 1.
Guidelines
The following guidelines are available for this indication.
Other Drugs
No drugs returned.
Other Indications
Additional Documents
Committee Recommendations
Generic donepezil is the 1st-line acetylcholinesterase inhibitor for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. Galantamine or rivastigmine are alternative AChE inhibitors. Rivastigmine is also a treatment option for dementia with Lewy bodies, vascular dementia and Parkinson's dementia.
See below for the local treatment pathways
Rivastigmine has been recommended as BLUE (with information sheet) for those patients who are stable and suitable for discharge from specialist care.
AMBER shared care will apply for the patients that are not suitable for discharge and who will continue to receive follow up by SABPT
Note - the branded rivastigmine, Exelon, has been assigned a BLACK traffic light status and should not be prescribed