Table 7.12. Cost per dose of generics as per the Clinical practice guideline management for dementia

Name of the medication	Dose as per guidelines		No. of brands/trades name  available	Range of cost
	Usual starting dose in mg/day	Maximum recommended dose (mg/day)
Donepezil	5	10	28	Rs 105 – Rs 171 5Mg (10 tablets) Rs 145- Rs 244 10 mg (10 tablets)
Rivastigmine	3	12	19	Rs 22 – Rs 710 1.5mg (10 capsules)
Galantamine	8	24		Rs 131- Rs 220 4 mg/ 10s
Rivastigmine Transdermal Patch	4.6/24 hours patch	9.5/24 hours patch	19	Rs 5497 / 30 pcs
Donepezil extended release	11.5	23	–	Rs 121- Rs 172 (10 tablets)
NMDA Antagonist Memantine	10	20	3	Rs 88- Rs 798 (10 tablets)

Source: (Medindia, 2019; Shaji et al., 2018)

References:

Medindia, 2019. Medindia – Trusted Information on Health & Wellness Available from: www.medindia.net/index.asp

Shaji, K.S., Sivakumar, P.T., Rao, G.P., Paul, N., (2018). Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Dementia. Indian J. Psychiatry 60, S312–S328. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.224472