What should I Know Regarding Pregnancy, Nursing and Administering Aricept to Children or the Elderly?

If you are pregnant

  • Not Recommended:

    • If you are nursing

  • Precaution: INSUFFICIENT HUMAN DATA AVAILABLE

    • If you are an adult over 60

  • management or monitoring precaution: General-Recent rare reports of rhabdomyolysis and NMS. Cardiovascular-Cholinesterase inhibitors can have vagotonic effects on the SA & AV nodes resulting in bradycardia or AV block. Urogenital-May cause bladder outflow obstruction in those patients who are predisposed. Gastrointestinal-Use with caution in patients with history of or active PUD or GI bleeding. Dose dependent N/V, diarrhea.

    • Pediatric use

  • Severe Precaution: No approved indications for treating children. No safety and efficacy established.
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