Donepezil-Genepharm Side Effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The following side effects have been reported by people taking Donepezil.
Tell the doctor if the patient has any of these effects while taking Donepezil HCL Genepharm Orodispersible Tablets.
Serious side effects: Tell the doctor immediately if the patient notices these serious side effects mentioned. The patient may need urgent medical treatment.
Liver damage e.g. hepatitis. The symptoms of hepatitis are feeling or being sick, loss of appetite, feeling generally unwell, fever, itching, yellowing of the skin and eyes, and dark coloured urine (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people).
Stomach or duodenal ulcers. The symptoms of ulcers are stomach pain and discomfort (indigestion) felt between the navel and the breast bone (may affect up to 1 in 100 people).
Bleeding in the stomach or intestines. This may cause the patient to pass black tar like stools or visible blood from the rectum (may affect up to 1 in 100 people).
Seizures (fits) or convulsions (may affect up to 1 in 100 people).
Fever with muscle stiffness, sweating or a lowered level of consciousness (a disorder called "Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome") (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people).
Muscle weakness, tenderness or pain and particularly, if at the same time, feeling unwell, have a high temperature or have dark urine. They may be caused by an abnormal muscle breakdown which can be life threatening and lead to kidney problems (a condition called rhabdomyolysis) (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people).
Very common side effects (affects more than 1 in 10 people): diarrhoea, feeling sick, headaches.
Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): muscle cramp, tiredness, difficulty in sleeping (insomnia), the common cold, loss of appetite, hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not really there), unusual dreams including nightmares, agitation, aggressive behaviour, fainting, dizziness, stomach feeling uncomfortable, rash, itching, passing urine uncontrollably, pain, accidents (patients may be more prone to falls and accidental injury).
Uncommon side effects (May affect up to 1 in 100 people): slow heart beat, salivary hypersecretion.
Rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 1000 people): stiffness, shaking or uncontrollable movement especially of the face and tongue but also of the limbs.
Reporting side effects: If the patient gets any side effects, talk to the doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed.