Yasmin, HasinaIslam, Shahidul2025-01-122025-01-12©20242024-02ID 1846033http://hdl.handle.net/10361/25107Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 22-31).This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2024.Dementia is a syndrome of acquired deficits in multiple domains of cognition severe enough to interfere with everyday life and not due to impaired consciousness or the effects of a systemic illness. Memory is usually the most severely affected domain initially and gradually it affects other cognition related activity like orientation, language, judgement, perpetual ability and praxis (the ability to carry out complex actions). Alzheimer disease is the most common cause of dementia, and may be involved majority of the cases. It is a primary degenerative disease which leads to dementia of insidious onset, most commonly in later life. Donepezil a second-generation cholinesterase inhibitor used in the treatment of dementia due to Alzheimer disease which helps to improve cognition and behavior.41 pagesenBrac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.DementiaCholinesterase inhibitorsAlzheimer’s diseaseDonepezilAlzheimer's disease--Treatment.Dementia--Chemotherapy.Neuropharmacology.Thesis