rivastigmine tartrate
The tartrate salt form of rivastigmine, a phenylcarbamate derivative exhibiting cognitive stimulating property. Although the mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated, rivastigmine tartrate may bind reversibly to cholinesterase, thereby decreasing the breakdown of acetylcholine and enhancing cholinergic function.
| US brand name: | Exelon |
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| Code name: | SDZ-ENA 713 |
| Chemical structure: | carbamic acid, ethylmethyl-, 3-((1S)-1-(dimethylamino)ethyl)phenyl ester,(2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate(1:1) |