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   			ISSUE 1089
October 2, 2000
                			
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				Rivastigmine (Exelon) For Alzheimer's Disease
October 2, 2000 (Issue: 1089)
				Rivastigmine tartrate (Exelon - Novartis), a carbamate-based cholinesterase inhibitor, is now being marketed for treatment of patients with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease.
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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