Risk of abnormally slow heart rate twice as high in those taking drugs to slow Alzheimer's

Full story: EurekAlert!

People taking one of several drugs commonly prescribed to treat Alzheimer's disease are more likely to be hospitalized for a potentially serious condition called bradycardia than patients not taking these medications.

Leave a Comment

Comments

Type in your comments to post to the forum

Name
(appears on your post)

Comments

Type the numbers you see in the image on the right:

Please note by clicking on "Post Comment" you acknowledge that you have read the Terms of Service and the comment you are posting is in compliance with such terms. Be polite. Inappropriate posts may be removed by the moderator. Send us your feedback.

Other Recent Aricept, Donepezil Discussions

Topic	Updated	Last By	Comments
Discontinued Use of Aricept (Jan '06)	Nov 17	graham powell	30
Generic Donepezil (Jan '09)	Nov '09	Santi	5
Alzheimer's Patch Could Replace Pills (Aug '06)	Sep '09	Mary Singer MD	3
Readers differ on usefulness of drugs for Alzhe... (Feb '09)	Feb '09	Bob DeMarco	1
Is alternative treatment safe for my wife? (Jan '09)	Jan '09	plz chk this...	1
Helping dementia victims overcome fears of bathing (Oct '08)	Oct '08	Chris Baum V...	2
Helping dementia victims overcome fears of bathing (Oct '08)	Oct '08	alzheimersideas	1