How effective is Donepezil for Dementia? (a real world drug study)

Summary:

Overall ratings: 2.6/5
Long term ratings: 2.8/5

This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Donepezil (donepezil hydrochloride) is for Dementia and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 41 Donepezil users and is updated continuously.

What is Donepezil?

Donepezil has active ingredients of donepezil hydrochloride. It is often used in dementia. eHealthMe is studying from 24,564 Donepezil users. Check the latest studies of Donepezil.

What is Dementia?

Dementia (madness) is found to be associated with 1,204 drugs and 1,809 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Dementia.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.


On Aug, 19, 2026

41 people are studied for taking Donepezil in Dementia

Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Does Donepezil work for your Dementia (overall)?

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Does Donepezil work for your Dementia (long term)?

Donepezil effectiveness for Dementia (number of people):

Overall:
  • not at all: 7
  • somewhat: 15
  • moderate: 12
  • high: 3
  • very high: 4
Long Term:
  • not at all: 1
  • somewhat: 7
  • moderate: 6
  • high: 2
  • very high: 2

Gender of people who take Donepezil for Dementia *:

  • female: 53.66 %
  • male: 46.34 %

Age of people who take Donepezil for Dementia *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 2.44 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 7.32 %
  • 60+: 90.24 %

Who find Donepezil more effective for Dementia?

Gender of people who take Donepezil for Dementia *:

  • female: 71.43 %
  • male: 28.57 %

Age of people who take Donepezil for Dementia *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 0.0 %
  • 60+: 100 %

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Donepezil?

- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Donepezil safety and effectiveness.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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How the study uses the data?

The study is based on donepezil hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Donepezil) and Donepezil (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

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