Dr. Roach: With severe dementia, medications are of limited benefit
His geriatric doctor said "no" to prescribing medication to help slow down the disease. The doctor said his pulse rate is low ...
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Driving with dementia and knowing when to stop
Dear Savvy Senior, When should someone with dementia stop driving? My 83-year-old father has some dementia issues but still drives himself around town pretty well. Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, ...
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'I Treat Patients with Alzheimer’s, and This Is the One Pre-Breakfast Habit I Swear By for Dementia Prevention'
The No. 1 Pre-Breakfast Habit for Dementia Prevention. It actually all starts the night before: Getting a good night’s sleep, ...
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Alone Together: Caregivers and Loved Ones Struggle With Alzheimer’s
They tried memantine and Aricept, drugs for moderate to severe Alzheimer’s that can help with confusion and memory loss. Neither drug helped, and the side effects were intolerable. Today ...
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Memantine: A Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease With a New Formulation
In nearly 20 years, aside from cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine is the only drug approved for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD ... memantine's efficacy in treating moderate-to ...
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UK’s NICE Says Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Kisunla Is Not Cost-Effective
Lecanemab provides on average four to six months slowing in the rate of progression from mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, but this is just not enough benefit to justify the additional cost ...
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Alpha Cognition Announces a $44 Million Exclusive Licensing Agreement for the Development and Commercialization of ZUNVEYL (benzgalantamine), an FDA-Approved Treatment for Mild ...
ZUNVEYL is a next generation acetylcholinesterase inhibitor approved in the US for the treatment of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Terms of the agreement total $44 million, which includes ...
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Savvy Senior: Driving with dementia and knowing when to stop
Most doctors agree that people with moderate to severe dementia should never get behind the wheel, but in the early stages of ...