Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release

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Overview

What is Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release?

Memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules contain memantine, an orally active NMDA receptor antagonist, as the hydrochloride salt and donepezil, a reversible inhibitor of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, as the hydrochloride salt.

Memantine Hydrochloride, USP

The chemical name for memantine hydrochloride, USP is 1-amino-3,5-dimethyladamantane hydrochloride with the following structural formula:

The molecular formula is CHN• HCl and the molecular weight is 215.76. Memantine hydrochloride, USP occurs as a fine white to off-white powder.

Donepezil Hydrochloride, USP

The chemical name for donepezil hydrochloride, USP is (±)-2-[(1-benzyl- 4-piperidyl) methyl]-5,6-dimethoxy-1-indanone hydrochloride

The molecular formula is CHNO•HCl and the molecular weight is 415.95. Donepezil hydrochloride, USP is off white to cream coloured powder.

Memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules contain 14 mg memantine hydrochloride extended-release and 10 mg donepezil hydrochloride (14 mg/10 mg) or 28 mg memantine hydrochloride extended-release and 10 mg donepezil hydrochloride (28 mg/10 mg).

Memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules contain the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, ethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, sugar spheres (corn starch, sucrose), talc and triethyl citrate. The hard gelatin capsules contain D&C yellow no.10, FD&C blue no. 1, gelatin, sodium lauryl sulfate and titanium dioxide. The white monogramming ink contains butyl alcohol, dehydrated alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, propylene glycol, povidone, shellac and titanium dioxide.

Memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules contain the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, ethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, sugar spheres (corn starch, sucrose), talc and triethyl citrate. The hard gelatin capsules contain D&C yellow no.10, FD&C red no. 40, gelatin, sodium lauryl sulfate and titanium dioxide. The black monogramming ink contains black iron oxide, butyl alcohol, dehydrated alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, purified water, shellac and strong ammonia solution.

What does Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release look like?

What are the available doses of Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release?

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What should I talk to my health care provider before I take Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release?

How should I use Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release?

Memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules are indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer’s type in patients stabilized on 10 mg of donepezil hydrochloride once daily.

The recommended dose of memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules is 28 mg/10 mg once daily.

For patients stabilized on donepezil and not currently on memantine:

For patients stabilized on donepezil hydrochloride 10 mg and not currently on memantine hydrochloride, the recommended starting dose of memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules is 7 mg/10 mg, taken once a day in the evening. The dose should be increased in 7 mg increments of the memantine hydrochloride component to the recommended maintenance dose of 28 mg/10 mg once daily. The minimum recommended interval between dose increases is one week. The dose should only be increased if the previous dose has been well tolerated. The maximum dose is 28 mg/10 mg once daily.

For patients stabilized on both donepezil and memantine:

Patients stabilized on memantine hydrochloride (10 mg twice daily or 28 mg extended-release once daily) and donepezil hydrochloride 10 mg once daily can be switched to memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules 28 mg/10 mg, taken once a day in the evening. Patients should start memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules the day following the last dose of memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release administered separately.

If a patient misses a single dose of memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules, the next dose should be taken as scheduled, without doubling up the dose.

What interacts with Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release?

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What are the warnings of Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release?

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What are the precautions of Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release?

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What are the side effects of Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release?

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What should I look out for while using Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release?

Memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules are contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to memantine hydrochloride, donepezil hydrochloride, piperidine derivatives, or to any excipients used in the formulation.

What might happen if I take too much Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release?

Memantine hydrochloride and donepezil hydrochloride are the two active ingredients of memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release. No specific antidote for memantine hydrochloride overdose is known; however, elimination of memantine can be increased by acidification of the urine. Tertiary anticholinergics such as atropine may be used as an antidote for donepezil hydrochloride overdose. In managing cases of overdose, consider the possibility of multiple drug involvement. In case of overdose, call Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222 for the latest recommendation. In general, supportive measures should be utilized, and treatment should be symptomatic.

Memantine Hydrochloride

Signs and symptoms most often accompanying overdosage with other formulations of memantine in clinical trials and from worldwide marketing experience, alone or in combination with other drugs and/or alcohol, include agitation, asthenia, bradycardia, confusion, coma, dizziness, ECG changes, increased blood pressure, lethargy, loss of consciousness, psychosis, restlessness, slowed movement, somnolence, stupor, unsteady gait, visual hallucinations, vertigo, vomiting, and weakness. The largest known ingestion of memantine worldwide was 2 grams in an individual who took memantine in conjunction with unspecified antidiabetic medications. This person experienced coma, diplopia, and agitation, but subsequently recovered.

One patient participating in a memantine hydrochloride extended-release clinical trial unintentionally took 112 mg of memantine hydrochloride extended-release daily for 31 days and experienced an elevated serum uric acid, elevated serum alkaline phosphatase, and low platelet count.

No fatalities have been noted with overdoses of memantine alone. A fatal outcome has very rarely been reported when memantine has been ingested as part of overdosing with multiple drugs; in those instances, the relationship between memantine and a fatal outcome has been unclear.

Donepezil Hydrochloride

Overdosage with cholinesterase inhibitors can result in cholinergic crisis characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, salivation, sweating, bradycardia, hypotension, respiratory depression, collapse, and convulsions. Increasing muscle weakness is a possibility and may result in death if respiratory muscles are involved. Tertiary anticholinergics such as atropine may be used as an antidote for donepezil hydrochloride overdosage. Intravenous atropine sulfate titrated to effect is recommended: an initial dose of 1 to 2 mg IV with subsequent doses based upon clinical response. Atypical responses in blood pressure and heart rate have been reported with other cholinomimetics when co-administered with quaternary anticholinergics such as glycopyrrolate. It is not known whether donepezil hydrochloride and/or its metabolites can be removed by dialysis (hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or hemofiltration).

Dose-related signs of toxicity in animals included reduced spontaneous movement, prone position, staggering gait, lacrimation, clonic convulsions, depressed respiration, salivation, miosis, tremors, fasciculation, and lower body surface temperature.

How should I store and handle Memantine and Donepezil Hydrochlorides Extended-release?

Storage and Handling:PROSTIN E2 Vaginal Suppositories are available in foil strips of 5 individually sealed suppositories, NDC 0009-0827-03. Each suppository contains 20 mg of dinoprostone in a mixture of glycerides of fatty acids.

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Clinical Information

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Clinical Pharmacology

Memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules contain two approved medications: memantine hydrochloride extended-release and donepezil hydrochloride. Each of those medications is postulated to have a different mechanism in Alzheimer’s disease.

Memantine

Persistent activation of central nervous system NMDA receptors by the excitatory amino acid glutamate has been hypothesized to contribute to the symptomatology of Alzheimer’s disease. Memantine is postulated to exert its therapeutic effect through its action as a low to moderate affinity uncompetitive (open channel) NMDA receptor antagonist which binds preferentially to the NMDA receptor-operated cation channels. There is no evidence that memantine prevents or slows neurodegeneration in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Donepezil

Current theories on the pathogenesis of the cognitive signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease attribute some of them to a deficiency of cholinergic neurotransmission. Donepezil is postulated to exert its therapeutic effect by enhancing cholinergic function. This is accomplished by increasing the concentration of acetylcholine in the central nervous system through reversible inhibition of its hydrolysis by acetylcholinesterase. There is no evidence that donepezil prevents or slows neurodegeneration in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Non-Clinical Toxicology

Memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules are contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to memantine hydrochloride, donepezil hydrochloride, piperidine derivatives, or to any excipients used in the formulation.

PROSTIN E2 may augment the activity of other oxytocic drugs. Concomitant use with other oxytocic agents is not recommended.

Donepezil hydrochloride, an active ingredient in memantine and donepezil hydrochlorides extended-release capsules, as a cholinesterase inhibitor, is likely to exaggerate succinylcholine-type muscle relaxation during anesthesia.

The following serious adverse reactions are discussed below and elsewhere in the labeling.

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Reference

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Clonazepam Description Each single-scored tablet, for oral administration, contains 0.5 mg, 1 mg, or 2 mg Clonazepam, USP, a benzodiazepine. Each tablet also contains corn starch, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, and povidone. Clonazepam tablets USP 0.5 mg contain Yellow D&C No. 10 Aluminum Lake. Clonazepam tablets USP 1 mg contain Yellow D&C No. 10 Aluminum Lake, as well as FD&C Blue No. 1 Aluminum Lake. Chemically, Clonazepam, USP is 5-(o-chlorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-7-nitro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one. It is a light yellow crystalline powder. It has the following structural formula: C15H10ClN3O3 M.W. 315.72

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