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In one study, Alzheimer’s patients who took donepezil had an increase in their prescription costs of $1,000 per patient, but saw reduced total medical costs of about 1/3–from $11,947 to $8,056.
Hill J, Futterman R, Mastey V, Fillit H. The Effect of Donepezil Therapy on Health Costs in a Medicare Managed Care Plan. Manag Care Interface. 2002; 15(3): 63-70. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11925682