Rivastigmine

Rivastigmine
Clinical data
Trade namesExelon, others
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa602009
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B2
Routes of
administration		By mouth, transdermal patch
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability60 to 72%
Protein binding40%
MetabolismLiver, via pseudocholinesterase
Elimination half-life1.5 hours
Excretion97% in urine
Identifiers
  • (S)-3-[1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]phenyl N-ethyl-N-methylcarbamate
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ECHA InfoCard100.120.679 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC14H22N2O2
Molar mass250.342 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C(Oc1cc(ccc1)[C@@H](N(C)C)C)N(CC)C
  • InChI=1S/C14H22N2O2/c1-6-16(5)14(17)18-13-9-7-8-12(10-13)11(2)15(3)4/h7-11H,6H2,1-5H3/t11-/m0/s1 checkY
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Rivastigmine, sold under the brand name Exelon among others, is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used for the treatment of dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease and with Parkinson's disease.[4][6][7] Rivastigmine can be administered orally or via a transdermal patch; the latter form reduces the prevalence of side effects,[8] which typically include nausea and vomiting.[9]

Rivastigmine is eliminated through the urine, and appears to have relatively few drug-drug interactions.[9]

It was patented in 1985 and came into medical use in 1997.[10]

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