“…25 Other factors influencing donepezil or rivastigmine blood concentrations have been described, such as sex, 20 age, [26][27][28] weight, 15,25 daily dose, 26 and duration of treatment. 11 Despite high clinical relevance, only a few studies have investigated the association between CYP2D6 polymorphism, donepezil plasma concentrations, and clinical efficacy of donepezil. While most studies did not find a statistically significant correlation between allele frequency and donepezil concentration or clinical outcome, 10,11,14,29 a few did.…”