This study will evaluate compliance, tolerability, safety, efficacy and caregiver burden of rivastigmine patch 10 cm² treatment in people with Alzheimer's disease (MMSE 10-26) initiating therapy for the first time with a cholinesterase inhibitor, and in patients who were unresponsive to previous cholinesterase inhibitor treatment in a community setting.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Probable Alzheimer's disease according to the NINCDS-ADRDA (National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association) and DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) criteria;
• MMSE score of ≥10 and ≤ 26;

Exclusion Criteria:

• Bradycardia (beats per minute less than 50)
• Body weight less than 40 kg;
• Hypersensitivity to cholinesterase inhibitors.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply