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.