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Table 2 Prescribing pattern of anti-dementia medications

From: Patterns of dementia treatment in older adults with Parkinson’s disease using nationwide medical claims data

 

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number of drugs for the entire observational period

Total

Single

Multiple

 

2539 (100)

1799 (70.9)

740 (29.2)

The proportion of each drug among

 Donepezil

1951 (76.9)

1313 (73.0)

638 (86.3)

 Rivastigmine patch

423 (16.7)

138 (7.7)

285 (38.6)

 Rivastigmine capsule

330 (13.0)

108 (6.1)

222 (30.0)

 Galantamine

186 (7.4)

53 (3.0)

133 (18.0)

 Memantine

563 (22.2)

187 (10.4)

376 (50.9)

First prescribed drug

 Donepezil

1680 (66.2)

1313 (73.0)

367 (49.6)

 Rivastigmine patch

240 (9.5)

138 (7.7)

102 (13.8)

 Rivastigmine capsule

208 (8.2)

108 (6.1)

100 (13.6)

 Galantamine

131 (5.2)

53 (3.0)

78 (10.6)

 Memantine

306 (12.1)

187 (10.4)

119 (16.1)