- Indication
- Licensed Indications
- RAG rating
- n/a
- Document type
- Primary Care prescribing resource
- Place
- Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB
- Output type
- Pharmacy / Prescribing
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Donepezil Orodispersible tablets to tablets Patient letter
Dear Patient
The NHS carries out regular reviews of medicines to make sure that patients continue to receive high quality and effective treatment that costs the NHS less.
The
latest review involves a change in one of the medications on your prescription.
We are sharing this letter with you following a review between yourself and a
member of our team, where we discussed making this change. The full details of
the change are shown below and this change in your medication will be given to
you when you collect your next repeat prescription. You will now be given
tablets instead of orodispersible tablets. A helpful benefit of this change is
that you may find these tablets more palatable and easier to take as you
swallow them whole with water. The full details of the change are shown below,
and this new medication will be given to you when you collect your next repeat
prescription.
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WHAT YOU TAKE NOW
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WHAT IT WILL CHANGE
TO
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Donepezil 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free
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Donepezil 10mg tablets
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Take X tablets daily (Add as appropriate)
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Take X tablets daily (Add as appropriate)
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This new medicine contains the same active ingredient (donepezil) as your old medication. Please finish using all the old orodispersible tablets you currently have before starting on the new tablets.
Please read the information leaflet given with your new donepezil tablets carefully before you start using this medicine. The new tablets are smaller in size which makes swallowing them whole easier.
To obtain your next supply of medicines more efficiently, you can order a repeat prescription by logging into your account using the NHS app which may be downloaded from the NHS website. We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you to only order the medicines you need each time you resubmit your repeat prescription request as this helps minimise medicine waste.
If
you are concerned or wish to discuss the matter further, please do not hesitate
to contact the practice or community pharmacy.
Yours sincerely