Donepezil (Aricept) Price Falls By 90 Percent

Dear Fellow Caregivers / Members,

Donepezil (Aricept) Price Falls by 90 Percent

Donepezil is marketed under the brand name Aricept by its developer Eisai (TSE) and partner Pfizer (PFE).

When you go into the pharmacy looking for the lowest price generic Aricept available you want to ask for Donepezil. This will take all of the guess work out of the equation.

You can now buy a one year supply of Donepezil for less than RM$500.00.

This time last year you might have expected to pay RM $10,000.00 or more for a one year supply. Imagine.

Lower generic Donepezil prices are bad news for the pharmaceutical companies, but this is wonderful news for persons that are being diagnosed with Alzheimer's prescribed with this medication.

Pharmaceuticals companies are often vilified for their high prices; however, when patents expire consumers get to enjoy the benefits from the drugs, and often at a 90 percent lower price. Everyone wins in the long run.

These new lower prices from Donepezil will also allow more Alzheimer's patients to afford the combination of Aricept and Namenda (Memantine). This is good news for those in the Alzheimer's community that find this combination treatment effective.

Thanks to the growing number of generic drugs that are effective.

PLEASE SPREAD THIS NEWS to your fellow caregivers or to someone you might know has been touched by Alzheimer’s, or even to your community and support groups. They may not know this information.

(Source: By Bob DeMarco, Alzheimer's Reading Room)