What drugs are approved for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia?

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    The Food and Drug Administration has approved four drugs for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia. They are donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and tacrine. (Tacrine has since been discontinued.) These drugs are known as cholinesterase inhibitors.

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