Eisai got an FDA untitled letter for two Aricept TV ads that the agency said overstate the efficacy of the drug. The ads, “Beach” and “Garden,” feature women recounting seeing the signs of advancing ...

(CBS/AP) Alzheimer's disease patients who are taking a commonly prescribed drug can still benefit from it after they progress to moderate-to-severe illness, when it can be tough to tell whether it's ...

The patent wall protecting Eisai‘s (TYO:4523) blockbuster Alzheimer’s disease drug Aricept is crumbling fast with two more generics companies receiving U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval this ...

Alzheimer’s disease patients who are taking a commonly prescribed drug can still benefit from it after they progress to moderate-to-severe illness, when it can be tough to tell whether it’s doing any ...

An Alzheimer’s drug did not have an effect on cognitive function in breast cancer survivors. However, one researcher noted reasons why there is still hope. Although Aricept (donepezil), a ...

Watching Alzheimer’s disease steal away the memory, talents and very selves of its victims is hard enough for the people who love them. Now, a new pill formulated by a respected pharmaceutical company ...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (4 APRIL 2002) - Results from the first head-to-head study comparing ARICEPT® (donepezil HCl tablets) and Reminyl® (galantamine HBr tablets) demonstrated significantly greater ...

Salzburg, Austria - Treatment with ARICEPT® (donepezil hydrochloride tablets) significantly improved the cognitive and global (overall) function of patients with vascular dementia (VaD), compared with ...

Generics maker Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. has agreed to suspend litigation over a compound patent for Eisai Co. Ltd.'s popular Alzheimer's drug Aricept, effectively ending Teva's bid to manufacture ...

New warnings have been added to the prescribing information for the Alzheimer's drug Aricept (donepezil) advising of the risk of two rare but potentially serious conditions: muscle breakdown ...

BOSTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The drug Aricept does nothing to quell the agitation and aggression seen in more than a quarter of people with Alzheimer's disease, a British study has found. The study ...

Eisai got an FDA untitled letter for two Aricept TV ads that the agency said overstate the efficacy of the drug. The ads, “Beach” and “Garden,” feature women recounting seeing the signs of advancing ...