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There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, but medication can help manage the condition. Currently, the main drugs used to treat Alzheimer’s are what’s known as symptomatic therapies, meaning they ease symptoms but don’t address the cause of the disease. These include cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine. A more recent entry into the field, lecanemab, may help slow the progression of the disease. Here’s a look at how these medications work.
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WASHINGTON — Medicare’s “Part B” outpatient premium will jump by $21.60 a month in 2022, one of the largest increases ever. Officials said Friday a new Alzheimer’s drug is responsible for about half of that.
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The results of the clinical studies submitted by the drug’s manufacturer, Biogen, and the FDA’s accelerated approval, have been highly criticized by experts in the field.
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The recent FDA approval of a new medicine for Alzheimer’s has still some questions about who is eligible to get it, the costs and more. Read the article in our link for today for some insights.
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Truly great news today, the new drug Aducanumab has been approved by the FDA for use in early Alzheimer’s cases.
The drug was developed for patients with mild cognitive impairment, not severe dementia, and intended to slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease — not just ease symptoms.
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