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Fall  What is  Fall                                                                                                                                                                                                    23%
Confusional state 16%
Diarrhoea 13%
Dystonia  What is  Dystonia                                                                                                                                                                                                13%
Abnormal behaviour 10%
Accidental exposure 10%
Activities of daily living impaired 10%
Anticholinergic syndrome 10%
Apathy 10%
Gait disturbance 10%
Muscular weakness 10%
Nausea  What is  Nausea                                                                                                                                                                                                  10%
Social avoidant behaviour 10%
Balance disorder 6%
Blood creatine phosphokinase increased 6%
Cholinergic syndrome 6%
Crying 6%
Death 6%
Hepatitis toxic 6%
Hyporeflexia 6%
Hypotonia 6%
Meniere's disease  What is  Meniere's disease                                                                                                                                                                                       6%
Miosis 6%
Mobility decreased 6%
Pyrexia 6%
Syncope 6%
Tremor 6%
Vertigo 6%
Acute hepatic failure 3%
Aggression 3%
Angioneurotic oedema 3%
Anxiety  What is  Anxiety                                                                                                                                                                                                 3%
Asthenia 3%
Asthenopia 3%
Back pain  What is  Back pain                                                                                                                                                                                               3%
Blood pressure decreased 3%
Blood pressure diastolic decreased 3%
Blood pressure increased 3%
Body temperature increased 3%
Bradycardia 3%
Bradykinesia 3%
Cardiac arrest  What is  Cardiac arrest                                                                                                                                                                                          3%
Chest discomfort 3%
Circulatory collapse 3%
Cogwheel rigidity 3%
Decreased appetite 3%
Depressed level of consciousness 3%
Disorientation 3%
Dizziness  What is  Dizziness                                                                                                                                                                                               3%
Dyspnoea 3%
Electrocardiogram qt prolonged 3%
Electromechanical dissociation 3%
Erythema multiforme 3%
Faecal incontinence 3%
Freezing phenomenon 3%
Gait deviation 3%
Hepatic encephalopathy 3%
Hyperhidrosis 3%
Hypertonia 3%
Immobile 3%
Loss of consciousness 3%
Malaise 3%
Mental impairment 3%
Muscle rigidity 3%
Muscle spasms 3%
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome 3%
Obsessive-compulsive disorder  What is  Obsessive-compulsive disorder                                                                                                                                                                           3%
Overdose 3%
Paranoia 3%
Parkinsonism 3%
Pleurothotonus 3%
Psychomotor hyperactivity 3%
Rash  What is  Rash                                                                                                                                                                                                    3%
Urticaria 3%
Vomiting 3%

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Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5245355-3
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM reported Rivastigmine side effect on Feb 19, 2007. Female patient, 83 years of age, weighting 98.00 lb, was diagnosed with dementia What is  dementia and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: decreased appetite, fall What is  fall, mobility decreased, syncope. Rivastigmine dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID SRT, LANSOPRAZOLE, METOPROLOL SUCCINATE. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5317415-X
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Physician from NETHERLANDS on Apr 23, 2007. Female patient, 71 years of age, weighting 165.3 lb, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type, pain What is  pain and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abnormal behaviour, accidental exposure, balance disorder, gait disturbance, meniere's disease What is  meniere's disease, vertigo. Rivastigmine dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with REMINYL, ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID SRT, IRON SUPPLEMENTS. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5323417-X
Consumer or non-health professional from NETHERLANDS reported Rivastigmine side effect on May 03, 2007. Female patient, 71 years of age, weighting 165.3 lb, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type, pain What is  pain and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abnormal behaviour, accidental exposure, balance disorder, gait disturbance, meniere's disease What is  meniere's disease, overdose, vertigo. Rivastigmine dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with REMINYL, ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID SRT, IRON SUPPLEMENTS. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5113644-9
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Sept 21, 2006. Male patient, 68 years of age, was diagnosed with parkinson's disease What is  parkinson's disease, depression What is  depression and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: cardiac arrest What is  cardiac arrest, electromechanical dissociation. Rivastigmine dosage: 1.5MG DAILY. During the same period patient was treated with AMLODIPINE, CABERGOLINE, FINASTERIDE, MADOPAR, QUETIAPINE, TRIHEXYPHENIDYL. Patient died on 08/16/2006.




Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5401106-0
Health Professional from UNITED KINGDOM reported Rivastigmine side effect on July 23, 2007. Male patient, 64 years of age, was diagnosed with parkinson's disease What is  parkinson's disease, depression What is  depression and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood pressure increased, fall What is  fall, immobile, pyrexia. Rivastigmine dosage: 1.5 MG, BID. During the same period patient was treated with SINEMET CR, LOFEPRAMINE. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5441336-5
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Health Professional from FRANCE on Aug 27, 2007. Male patient, 79 years of age, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: dystonia What is  dystonia, gait deviation. Rivastigmine dosage: unknown. Patient died on 01/01/2005.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5536932-0
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM reported Rivastigmine side effect on Dec 04, 2007. Male patient, 83 years of age, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type, insomnia, thrombosis prophylaxis, blood cholesterol increased, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: confusional state, dizziness What is  dizziness, fall What is  fall, syncope. Rivastigmine dosage: 4 MG, BID. During the same period patient was treated with ZOPICLONE, ASPIRIN, ATORVASTATIN, GLICLAZIDE, RAMIPRIL. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5574728-4
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from UNITED STATES on Dec 21, 2007. Female patient, 92 years of age, weighting 100.0 lb, was diagnosed with memory impairment and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: back pain What is  back pain, muscle spasms, muscular weakness, tremor. Rivastigmine dosage: 1.5 MG BID PO FEW DAYS. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5591088-3
Health Professional from UNITED STATES reported Rivastigmine side effect on Jan 07, 2008. Female patient, 61 years of age, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type, anxiety What is  anxiety, depressive symptom, bipolar ii disorder, reflux oesophagitis, hypothyroidism, insomnia and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anxiety What is  anxiety, chest discomfort, dyspnoea, dystonia What is  dystonia. Rivastigmine dosage: 3 MG, BID. During the same period patient was treated with CLONAZEPAM, DEXTROAMPHETAMINE, LAMOTRIGINE, LANSOPRAZOLE, LEVOTHYROXINE, MEMANTINE, QUETIAPINE, RISPERIDONE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.




Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5635934-3
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Feb 21, 2008. Male patient, 67 years of age, weighting 132.3 lb, was diagnosed with dementia What is  dementia, parkinson's disease What is  parkinson's disease, depression What is  depression and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: circulatory collapse. Rivastigmine dosage: 3 MG, UNK. During the same period patient was treated with ENTACAPONE, MADOPAR, MIRTAZAPINE. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5657672-3
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES reported Rivastigmine side effect on Feb 28, 2008. Male patient, 58 years of age, was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abnormal behaviour, blood creatine phosphokinase increased, blood pressure decreased, body temperature increased, gait disturbance, hyperhidrosis, mental impairment, muscle rigidity. Rivastigmine dosage: 3 MG, BID. During the same period patient was treated with OLANZAPINE, BISACODYL, HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5710876-3
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Apr 10, 2008. Male patient, 71 years of age, was diagnosed with dementia What is  dementia, parkinson's disease What is  parkinson's disease and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: asthenia, asthenopia, confusional state, mobility decreased. Rivastigmine dosage: 1.5MG. During the same period patient was treated with ENTACAPONE, SINEMET. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5710923-9
Physician from SPAIN reported Rivastigmine side effect on Apr 10, 2008. Female patient, 80 years of age, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: hepatitis toxic. Rivastigmine dosage: 3 MG/DAILY. During the same period patient was treated with RIVASTIGMINE TARTRATE. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5731660-0
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Apr 29, 2008. Female patient was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: freezing phenomenon. Rivastigmine dosage: 9.5 MG/24 HRS. Patient recovered.




Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5767825-1
Health Professional from AUSTRALIA reported Rivastigmine side effect on May 30, 2008. Male patient, 87 years of age, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: activities of daily living impaired, anticholinergic syndrome, apathy, diarrhoea, fall What is  fall, nausea What is  nausea, social avoidant behaviour. Rivastigmine dosage: 4.5 MG, BID. During the same period patient was treated with RIVASTIGMINE TARTRATE, RIVASTIGMINE TARTRATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5771429-4
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Health Professional from AUSTRALIA on May 30, 2008. Male patient, 87 years of age, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: activities of daily living impaired, anticholinergic syndrome, apathy, diarrhoea, fall What is  fall, nausea What is  nausea, social avoidant behaviour. Rivastigmine dosage: 4.5 MG, BID. During the same period patient was treated with RIVASTIGMINE TARTRATE, RIVASTIGMINE TARTRATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5799581-5
Consumer or non-health professional from SPAIN reported Rivastigmine side effect on June 19, 2008. Female patient, 80 years of age, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: acute hepatic failure, hepatitis toxic. Rivastigmine dosage: 1.5 MG, Q12H. During the same period patient was treated with RIVASTIGMINE TARTRATE, FUROSEMIDE, TRANKIMAZIN, PANTOPRAZOLE, ENOXAPARIN. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5801142-6
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Health Professional from AUSTRALIA on June 24, 2008. Male patient, 87 years of age, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: activities of daily living impaired, anticholinergic syndrome, apathy, diarrhoea, fall What is  fall, nausea What is  nausea, social avoidant behaviour. Rivastigmine dosage: 4.5 MG, BID. During the same period patient was treated with RIVASTIGMINE TARTRATE, RIVASTIGMINE TARTRATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5811115-5
Health Professional from reported Rivastigmine side effect on July 07, 2008. Male patient, 72 years of age, was diagnosed with parkinson's disease What is  parkinson's disease, hallucination, depression What is  depression and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood creatine phosphokinase increased, bradykinesia, confusional state, hypertonia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, pyrexia. Rivastigmine dosage: 1.5 MG DAILY. During the same period patient was treated with QUETIAPINE FUMARATE, CIPRAMIL, MADOPAR. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.




Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5862767-5
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on July 17, 2008. Female patient, 61 years of age, was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: dystonia What is  dystonia. Rivastigmine dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with TRAZODONE, CLONAZEPAM, DEXAMPHETAMINE, LAMOTRIGINE, MEMANTINE, QUETIAPINE FUMARATE, RISPERIDONE, TRANYLCYPROMINE SULPHATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5870871-0
Health Professional from BRAZIL reported Rivastigmine side effect on Aug 25, 2008. Female patient, 73 years of age, was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: hepatic encephalopathy. Rivastigmine dosage: 12 MG. During the same period patient was treated with ZOLPIDEM, QUETIAPINE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5963769-0
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from UNITED STATES on Nov 21, 2008. Female patient, weighting 127.0 lb, was diagnosed with dementia What is  dementia and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: blood pressure diastolic decreased, bradycardia, confusional state, depressed level of consciousness, disorientation, faecal incontinence, fall What is  fall, loss of consciousness, malaise. Rivastigmine dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with SIMVASTATIN, PRILOSEC, GABAPENTIN, ENALAPRIL MALEATE, ASPIRIN, CARVEDILOL, ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE, DILTIAZEM. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5978824-9
Health Professional from GREECE reported Rivastigmine side effect on Nov 26, 2008. Female patient, 73 years of age, was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: electrocardiogram qt prolonged. Rivastigmine dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with QUETIAPINE FUMARATE. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #6126698-8
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Mar 18, 2009. Female patient, weighting 114.6 lb, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: diarrhoea, vomiting. Rivastigmine dosage: 1.5 MG, QD. During the same period patient was treated with ALENDRONIC ACID, AMITRIPTYLINE, ASPIRIN, CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE, ACETAMINOPHEN W, ENALAPRIL, OMEPRAZOLE, QUETIAPINE FUMARATE. Patient died on 03/06/2009.




Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #6127023-9
Health Professional from FRANCE reported Rivastigmine side effect on Mar 11, 2009. Male patient, 82 years of age, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: aggression, confusional state, obsessive-compulsive disorder What is  obsessive-compulsive disorder, paranoia, psychomotor hyperactivity. Rivastigmine dosage: 6 MG/DAY. During the same period patient was treated with CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE, MIANSERIN. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #4615397-7
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Health Professional from on Mar 16, 2005. Female patient, 84 years of age, was diagnosed with dementia alzheimer's type and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: dystonia What is  dystonia, pleurothotonus. Rivastigmine dosage: 3 MG/D. During the same period patient was treated with BROMAZEPAM. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #4669532-5
Physician from reported Rivastigmine side effect on May 18, 2005. Female patient, 83 years of age, was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: cogwheel rigidity, parkinsonism, tremor. Rivastigmine dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with NITROFURANTOIN, IRBESARTAN, LEVOTHYROXINE, INSULIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #4723338-7
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on July 20, 2005. Female patient, weighting 15.43 lb, was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: cholinergic syndrome, crying, hyporeflexia, hypotonia, miosis, muscular weakness. Rivastigmine dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #4851011-3
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM reported Rivastigmine side effect on Dec 05, 2005. Male patient, 74 years of age, weighting 165.3 lb, was diagnosed with dementia What is  dementia, parkinsonism, osteoarthritis What is  osteoarthritis and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: angioneurotic oedema, urticaria. Rivastigmine dosage: 15 MG BID (ONE DOSE ONLY). During the same period patient was treated with SINEMET, ENTACAPONE, NAPROXEN, LORAZEPAM. Patient recovered.




Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #4910719-1
Rivastigmine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Feb 06, 2006. Male patient, 71 years of age, weighting 167.6 lb, was diagnosed with confusional state and was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: erythema multiforme, rash What is  rash. Rivastigmine dosage: 1.5 MG, QD. During the same period patient was treated with MADOPAR. Patient recovered.



Rivastigmine Side Effects Report #5017888-6
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES reported Rivastigmine side effect on July 20, 2005. Female patient, weighting 16.53 lb, was treated with Rivastigmine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: accidental exposure, cholinergic syndrome, crying, hyporeflexia, hypotonia, miosis, muscular weakness. Rivastigmine dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.





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