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Nov. 22, 2002 — Rivastigmine (Exelon), which was developed for treatment of Alzheimer's disease, also is beneficial in subcortical vascular dementia, according to results of an open-label study ...

Oral form: Rivastigmine dosage starts at 1.5 mg twice daily and can be increased to a maximum of 6 mg twice daily (12 mg daily). Transdermal patch: The patch dosage usually starts at 4.6 mg per day.

Treatment with high doses of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine (Exelon, Novartis Pharmaceuticals) reduces falls in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), a new phase 2 study ...

Patients who received the higher dose of rivastigmine from the beginning had higher ADAS-Cog scores at the end than either the original placebo or low-dose rivastigmine groups.