Action
Category includes centrally-acting anticholinesterase drugs used for symptomatic treatment of dementia. Examples include tacrine (Cognex), rivastigmine (Exelon), galantamine (Reminyl), donepezil (Aricept).

Status
Agents are FDA approved for management of dementia in Alzheimers Disease. Trials underway to evaluate them in management of vascular dementia (multi-infarct dementia).

Trial(s)
  = Ongoing
  = Completed

		Aricept for Dementia Associated with Cerebral Vascular Disease
		Galantamine in Alzheimer's Disease with Cerebrovascular Components and Probable Vascular Dementia
	VantagE	Exelon in Vascular Dementia

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