A Patient Has Been Taking Donepezil (Aricept)for Several Months After

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient has been taking donepezil (Aricept) for several months after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.The patient's spouse brings the patient to the clinic and reports that the patient seems to be having visual hallucinations.The primary care NP should:

• A) increase the dose.
• B) decrease the dose.
• C) switch to memantine (Namenda).
• D) switch to galantamine (Razadyne).

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