This brand name is authorized in Austria
The drug RIVAGELAN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):
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Rivastigmine
UNII PKI06M3IW0 - RIVASTIGMINE
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Rivastigmine is an acetyl- and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitor of the carbamate type, thought to facilitate cholinergic neurotransmission by slowing the degradation of acetylcholine released by functionally intact cholinergic neurones. Thus, rivastigmine may have an ameliorative effect on cholinergic-mediated cognitive deficits in dementia associated with Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| N06DA03 | Rivastigmine | N Nervous system → N06 Psychoanaleptics → N06D Anti-dementia drugs → N06DA Anticholinesterases |
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