Adlarity

Generic name:donepezil
Dosage form: transdermal system
Drug class:Cholinesterase inhibitors

Medically reviewed by Judith Stewart, BPharm. Last updated on Mar 14, 2022.

What is Adlarity?

• Adlarity is a prescription medicine used to treat mild, moderate, and severe dementia of the Alzheimer’s type.
• It is not known if this medicine is safe and effective in children.

Who should not use Adlarity?

You should not use Adlarity if you:

• are allergic to donepezil or to medicines that contain piperidines. See the end of this page for a complete list of ingredients.
• have had a skin reaction called allergic contact dermatitis to Adlarity

Ask your healthcare provider if you are not sure if you should use the Adlarity transdermal system.

Before using Adlarity

Before you start treatment, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

• have any heart problems, including problems with irregular, slow, or fast heartbeats.
• have stomach ulcers.
• have problems passing urine.
• have seizures.
• have asthma or other lung problems.
• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if Adlarity will harm your unborn baby.
• are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if Adlarity passes into your breast milk.

What other drugs will affect Adlarity?

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Adlarity may affect the way other medicines work and other medicines may affect how Adlarity works.

Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take medicines called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve), celecoxib, diclofenac, indomethacin, meloxicam, and others.

Ask your healthcare provider if you are not sure if any of your medicines are NSAIDs. Taking NSAIDs and Adlarity together may make you more likely to get stomach ulcers.

Adlarity taken with certain medicines used for anesthesia may cause side effects. Tell your healthcare provider or dentist that you use the Adlarity transdermal system before you have:

• surgery
• medical procedures
• dental surgery or procedures

Know the medicines that you take. Keep a list of all of your medicines. Show it to your healthcare provider before you start a new medicine.

How should I use Adlarity?

See the Instructions for Use that comes wit