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After 4 Weeks on Exelon Patch 4.6 mg/24 hours

Exelon Patch 4.6 mg/24 hours & Exelon Patch 9.5 mg/24 hours

If your loved one is tolerating the medication, ask the doctor if introducing the recommended exelon patch dose of 9.5 mg/24 hours is right for him or her.

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How the Exelon Patch Works

Exelon Patch is the only mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease medicine that comes in the form of a patch. It releases medication smoothly and continuously for 24 hours. And since it's a patch, it may be ideal if your loved one has trouble swallowing pills. Most pills have to be taken with meals. Exelon Patch doesn't. It's absorbed through the skin, bypassing the digestive tract.

By writing the date and time on the patch, caregivers have visual reassurance of when their loved one was given the medication.

The medicine comes from one patch, composed of four, ultra-thin layers:

First layer is the shell
Second layer contains the medicine
Third layer is an adhesive
Fourth layer is the release liner, which is removed when you apply the patch

AFTER 4 WEEKS ON THE EXELON PATCH

How do you know which dosage strength of Exelon Patch is right for your loved one? By having different doses available, your loved one can get the treatment that's right for him or her. Here are the steps the doctor may take:

EXELON PATCH
4.6 mg/24 hrs
AMCX

EXELON PATCH
9.5 mg/24 hrs
BHDI

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To see if Exelon Patch is right for your loved one, the doctor will start them on the initial daily dose of 4.6 mg/24 hours. It is designed to determine how well your loved one is tolerating the medication before moving on to the recommended effective dose of 9.5 mg/24 hours.

After 4 weeks, if your loved one is tolerating the medication, ask the doctor if introducing the recommended effective dose of 9.5 mg/24 hours is right for him or her.

Mistakes in using EXELON PATCH have resulted in serious side effects; some cases have required hospitalization, and rarely, led to death. Most mistakes have involved not removing the old patch when putting on a new one and the use of multiple patches at one time. Only one EXELON PATCH should be worn at a time. If you accidentally apply more than one EXELON PATCH, remove all of them and inform the doctor immediately.

EXELON PATCH can cause gastrointestinal adverse reactions, including significant nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased appetite, and weight loss. Dehydration may result from prolonged vomiting or diarrhea and can be associated with serious outcomes. The incidence and severity of these reactions are dose related. For this reason, treatment should be initiated with EXELON PATCH at a dose of 4.6 mg/24 hours and titrated to a dose of 9.5 mg/24 hours, if appropriate. If you have not taken EXELON PATCH for more than 3 days, do not start taking it again until you have talked to a doctor.

The most common side effects with EXELON PATCH 9.5 mg/24 hours were nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Weight should be checked while the person is using EXELON PATCH. Weight loss/loss of appetite may occur. People below 50 kg (110 lbs) may experience more side effects and may have to stop using EXELON PATCH due to these side effects.

Exelon Patch Dose and Important Safety Information