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Exelon (rivastigmine) - - Seniors' health - Medicines

Main useActive ingredientManufacturer Alzheimer's disease RivastigmineNovartis How does it work? Exelon capsules, oral solution and patches all contain the active ingredient rivastigmine, which is a type of medicine called an acetylcholine...

Ebixa (memantine) - - Seniors' health - Medicines

Main useActive ingredientManufacturer Alzheimer's disease Memantine hydrochlorideLundbeck How does it work? Ebixa tablets and oral drops contain the active ingredient memantine hydrochloride, which is a type of medicine called an NMDA-r...

Aricept (donepezil) - - Seniors' health - Medicines

Main useActive ingredientManufacturer Alzheimer's disease Donepezil hydrochlorideEisai How does it work? Aricept tablets and Aricept Evess tablets both contain the active ingredient donepezil hydrochloride, which is a type of medicine c...

Worried about an operation to remove varicose veins - Varicose veins - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Can sclerotherapy clear up varicose veins? Do I have varicose veins? How soon can you fly after varicose veins surgery? Question Ten years ago I developed varicose veins on my right leg. It first ...

How soon can you fly after varicose veins surgery? - Varicose veins - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Can sclerotherapy clear up varicose veins? Do I have varicose veins? Worried about an operation to remove varicose veins Question My mother's 63 and she smokes. She's having a vein removed from her l...

Do I have varicose veins? - Varicose veins - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Can sclerotherapy clear up varicose veins? How soon can you fly after varicose veins surgery? Worried about an operation to remove varicose veins Question I'm beginning to notice blue veins appearing on m...

Can sclerotherapy clear up varicose veins? - Varicose veins - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Do I have varicose veins? How soon can you fly after varicose veins surgery? Worried about an operation to remove varicose veins Question I have a lumpy varicose vein on my right calf that's embarrassing i...

Am I at risk of deep vein thrombosis? - Varicose veins - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Aneurysm Concerned about my father Is there another treatment for my tremor? My grandmother woke up and couldn't speak My memory has suddenly deteriorated My mum suffers from chronic diarrhoea R...

Parkinsonian tremors - Parkinson's disease - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Is Parkinson's disease hereditary? Is Parkinson's making my cold worse? Is this dizziness due to my Parkinson's disease? I've lost weight due to Parkinson's disease Headaches and Parkinson's disease ...

Headaches and Parkinson's disease - Parkinson's disease - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

I've lost weight due to Parkinson's disease - Parkinson's disease - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Is Parkinson's disease hereditary? Is Parkinson's making my cold worse? Is this dizziness due to my Parkinson's disease? Headaches and Parkinson's disease Parkinsonian tremors Parkinson's and Alzh...

Is this dizziness due to my Parkinson's disease? - Parkinson's disease - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Is Parkinson's disease hereditary? Is Parkinson's making my cold worse? I've lost weight due to Parkinson's disease Headaches and Parkinson's disease Parkinsonian tremors Parkinson's and Alzhe...

Is Parkinson's making my cold worse? - Parkinson's disease - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Cosmetic surgery for crooked nose Heightened sense of smell I received a blow to the nose and now have problems breathing I want my sense of smell back! My daughter has no sense of smell My mother ...

Is Parkinson's disease hereditary? - Parkinson's disease - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Is Parkinson's making my cold worse? Is this dizziness due to my Parkinson's disease? I've lost weight due to Parkinson's disease Headaches and Parkinson's disease Parkinsonian tremors Parkinson's ...

What is MRSA? - Parkinson's disease - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As I'm worried about giving my grandchildren MRSA Question I have contracted MRSA whilst in hospital being treated for a broken hip. Can you explain about this infection please? Answer I hope you're m...

I'm worried about giving my grandchildren MRSA - MRSA - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As What is MRSA? Question My husband has recently had a serious bout of pneumonia, and he was in intensive care for 16 days. Now he has MRSA, and I'm worried about whether our grandchildren could become infect...

My memory has suddenly deteriorated - Menopause - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Am I at risk of deep vein thrombosis? Aneurysm Concerned about my father Is there another treatment for my tremor? My grandmother woke up and couldn't speak My mum suffers from chronic diarrhoea R...

Is there an alternative to HRT? - Menopause - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Question My mother has been going through the menopause for approximately ten years. She was taking Premarin for all those years and recently decided to come off it, to see how she felt. Her ‘hot flushes’ were stil...

HRT and check ups - Menopause - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Are hot ears a symptom of the menopause? Coming off HRT has given me violent hot and cold flushes For how long will I need to take HRT? Hot flushes How can I minimise my menopause misery? HRT alternativ...

HRT alternative? - Menopause - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

How can I minimise my menopause misery? - Menopause - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Are hot ears a symptom of the menopause? Coming off HRT has given me violent hot and cold flushes For how long will I need to take HRT? Hot flushes HRT alternative? HRT and check ups HRT isn't wo...

For how long will I need to take HRT? - Menopause - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Question I had a full hysterectomy in 1998 and also had my ovaries removed. The day after the operation I started to take Premarin. For the last two years I have been taking the next strongest dose – 1.25mg tablets. I still get...

Hot flushes - Menopause - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Are hot ears a symptom of the menopause? Coming off HRT has given me violent hot and cold flushes For how long will I need to take HRT? How can I minimise my menopause misery? HRT alternative? HRT and c...

Coming off HRT has given me violent hot and cold flushes - Menopause - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Are hot ears a symptom of the menopause? For how long will I need to take HRT? Hot flushes How can I minimise my menopause misery? HRT alternative? HRT and check ups HRT isn't working for me ...

Are hot ears a symptom of the menopause? - Menopause - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Coming off HRT has given me violent hot and cold flushes For how long will I need to take HRT? Hot flushes How can I minimise my menopause misery? HRT alternative? HRT and check ups HRT isn't workin...

Still sore after a hip replacement - Menopause - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Double hip replacement Knee replacement My mum's had her knee operation cancelled Question I underwent a total hip replacement three weeks ago due to osteoarthritis. Should I still be experien...

My mum's had her knee operation cancelled - Knee and hip replacement - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Double hip replacement Knee replacement Still sore after a hip replacement Question My mother has been waiting for a knee replacement for three years now. In the last year she's lost one and a half...

Knee replacement - Knee and hip replacement - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Double hip replacement My mum's had her knee operation cancelled Still sore after a hip replacement Question My 83-year-old father-in-law recently had a knee replacement. He now has lateral m...

Double hip replacement - Knee and hip replacement - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Knee replacement My mum's had her knee operation cancelled Still sore after a hip replacement Question I'm having a double hip replacement soon and would like to know what to expect post surgery. ...

How can I increase my bladder control? - Incontinence - Seniors' health - Ask the doctor

Other Qs & As Can you tell me about surgery for stress incontinence? Can you tell me about TVT? Dealing with incontinence Question My ability to hold urine has begun to lessen and has become unpredictable – I...