Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors and Dementia-Related Medications

Primer

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors and Related Medications are commonly used in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEIs) include donepezil, rivastigmine, and galantamine. Many of these inhibitors also interact with the second known cholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase (BChE).[1]

References

1) Pohanka M. (2014). Inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase meet immunity. International journal of molecular sciences, 15(6), 9809–9825.