There's some good news from a study involving antioxidants used with a cholinesterase inhibiting drug, donepezil (sold as Aricept), and the effect of the combination on Alzheimer's disease.
An article titled, "Cholinesterase Inhibition Combined With Antioxidants May Help Alzheimer's Disease Outcomes: Presented at ADPD," explains that researchers have found that combining a "defined" formulation of antioxidants they call "Formula F" with donepezil, when treating mild Alzheimer's disease,...
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Source: First DataBank
Generic Name: DONEPEZIL - ORALPronounced: (doh-NEP-eh-zil)Uses Donepezil is used to treat mild to moderate confusion (dementia) related to... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Alzheimer's Disease
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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