galantamine

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galantamine [gəˈlæntəˌmiːn]

(Medicine / Pharmacology) a drug that, by blocking the action of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase in the cortex of the brain, has been used to slow down the cognitive decline that characterizes Alzheimer's disease

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No references found			Three cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs were currently approved for use in Canada, namely donepezil, rivastigmine, and galantamine. Alzheimer's medication may increase risk of abnormally slow heart rate by Asian News International Nice issued updated guidance in June saying only people with severe Alzheimer's can get donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine, while another drug, memantine, can't be given to those with severe Alzheimer's. New report on dementia by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) He presented results of a randomized, controlled trial of a combination of galantamine and memantine compared to galantamine alone in 233 patients with mild-moderate Alzheimer's. Failed Alzheimer's trials shift focus to prevention by Sullivan, Michele G. / Clinical Psychiatry News			galacto- galactocele Galactodensimeter galactometer Galactophagist Galactophagous Galactophorous galactopoiesis galactopoietic galactorrhea galactosamine galactose galactosemia galactosidase galactoside galactosis Galage galago galah galah session Galahad Galan Galanga galangal galant galantamine galantine galanty show Galapagos Galápagos Galapagos Islands Galápagos Islands Galapee tree Galashiels Galata Galatea Galati Galatia Galatian Galatians Galatz galavant galax Galax urceolata galaxy Galba Galban galbanum Galbe Galbraith Galbulidae			GALAJ Galaktion Tabidze Galaktionov, Stepan Galaktionov, Stepan Filippovich Galan Galan Rodriguez, Fermin Galán Rodriguez, Fermin Galan, Iaroslav Galan, Iaroslav Aleksandrovich Galan, Valeriu Emil GALANA Galanes, Dimitrios Galanga Galanga galangal galangal galangal Galangale Galangale Galanin Galanin TPA Galanin-Like Immunoreactive Material Galanin-Like Immunoreactivity Galanos, James Galanshin, Konstantin Galanshin, Konstantin Ivanovich Galant Galant reflex galantamine Galantamine hydrobromide Galantamine hydrobromide Galantari Zagreb Galante Galanter Galanthamine Galanthamine Galanthamine Galanthus Galanthus Galanthus nivalis Galanthus nivalis Galanthus nivalis Galanthus Nivalis Agglutinin Galanthus Woronowii galantine galantines galanty show Galapagan Galapagan Galápagan Galápagan Galapagas Galapagas Galápagas Galápagas Galapagon Galapagon Galápagon Galápagon

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