07.05.01. Are any antidementia medications approved by National Medicines Regulatory Authority? | Jamaica

07.05.01. Are any antidementia medications approved by National Medicines Regulatory Authority? | Jamaica

28 Sep 2022

Based on telephone enquiries made with local pharmacies by the STRiDE Jamaica team and leading psychiatrist who provides dementia care, antidementia medications available in Jamaica as of April 2020, include:

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors:

  1. Donepezil (Aricept)
  2. Galantamine (Exelon)
  3. Rivastigmine (Reminyl)

Anti-psychotic, Anti-depressants or anti-anxiety:

  1. Haloperidol
  2. Risperdal
  3. Escitalopram
  4. Lorazepam

Aricept (5mg & 10mg), and Palixid (5mg and 10mg) are frequently carried, while Reminyl (8 mg) and Exelon (3mg, 4.5mg, 5mg & 10mg) are also approved for sale in Jamaica but are not as widely available.