07.05.07. What are the costs of the main antidementia medications: donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine? | South Africa

07.05.07. What are the costs of the main antidementia medications: donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine? | South Africa

15 Aug 2022

The average cost of Donepezil per prescription in South Africa (2009) was R634.76, and R551.35 for memantine (Truter, 2019). Today the following costs are expected per pill (see https://www.pharmaris.net/order-exelon-online-en.html?key=exelon for online purchase prices):

  1. Donepezil: R18.08 per pill (generic)
  2. Galantamine: R40.55 per pill (generic)
  3. Rivastigmine: R15.40 per pill (generic)
  4. Memantine (Ebixa): Not found.
References:

Truter, I. (2019). Prescribing of drugs for Alzheimer’s disease: a South African database analysis. International Psychogeriatrics, 22(2), 264–269. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610209991530