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A nurse on the Geropsychiatric unit receives a call from the son of a recently discharged client. He reports that his father just got a prescription for memantine (Namenda) to take 'on top of his donepezil (Aricept).' The son then asks, 'Why does he have to take extra medicines?' The nurse should tell the son:

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Rationale: Memantine and donepezil are often combined to target different aspects of dementia (cholinesterase inhibition and NMDA receptor regulation), slowing progression more effectively together.

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