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What is Galantamine?

Used for the treatment of mild-to-moderate dementia of Alzheimer's disease. Off label use includes use with severe dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease; mild-to-moderate dementia associated with Parkinson's disease; Lewy body dementia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Memory problems 4 0
Other 2 0
Cognitive impairment 2 0
Deteriorating mental ability (dementia) 1 1 Efficacy_slight
mental haze 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Clarity 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 0
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Galantamine

Vivid dreams 1
Numbness in lips 1

Reported Dosages

  8 mg daily 16 mg daily 24 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Galantamine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 50%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Galantamine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Galantamine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Galantamine

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 1 25%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Galantamine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Galantamine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 100%
< $25
 0 0%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.