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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 14.
Published in final edited form as: Mov Disord. 2011 Oct;26(0 3):S42–S80. doi: 10.1002/mds.23884

Table 6. Conclusions on drugs to treat dementia in PD.

Efficacy Safety Practice implications
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
 Donepezil Insufficient evidence Acceptable risk without specialized monitoring Investigational
 Rivastigmine Efficacious Acceptable risk without specialized monitoring Clinically useful
 Galantamine Insufficient evidence Acceptable risk without specialized monitoring Investigational
NMDA Receptor Antagonists
 Memantine Insufficient evidence Acceptable risk without specialized monitoring Investigational

Treatments with new conclusions have gray backgrounds and italicized text, and those with no changes have white backgrounds.

PD, Parkinson's disease.