A 70-year-old female patient has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. What cholinergic drug is used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease?
A) Bethanechol (Duvoid)
B) Neostigmine (Prostigmin)
C) Donepezil (Aricept)
D) Edrophonium (Enlon, Reversol)
C
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Currently, there are four reversible indirect-acting cholinergic agonists available to slow the progression of this disease. These include tacrine (Cognex), galantamine (Razadyne), rivastigmine (Exelon), and donepezil (Aricept). Edrophonium (Enlon, Reversol) is used to diagnose myasthenia gravis; neostigmine is used for the diagnosis and management of myasthenia gravis; and bethanechol is used to treat neurogenic bladder.
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