Dementia Information: ARICEPT NOW FDA APPROVED FOR LATE STAGE ALZHEIMER'S

Dementia Information

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

ARICEPT NOW FDA APPROVED FOR LATE STAGE ALZHEIMER'S

Eisai and Pfizer, Inc. have recently received FDA approval for Aricept's use in late stage (severe) Alzheimer's disease. This is a pretty important move since Aricept is the number one prescribed drug in the treatment of Alzheimer's. Check out more information about it at http://www.aricept.com. Of course, there are some people who cannot tolerate this drug, and if that's the case with your loved one, I would encourage you to try Exelon or Razadyne. I would also encourage you to consider adding Namenda to the Aricept since it's been shown to be very effective at helping preserve cognitive abilities for a longer period of time. Please remember that it's always a "guessing game" when it comes to using drugs in people with dementia. Your physician should always start doses out low and increase very slowly to accurately observe any side effects.

posted by Cindy Keith # 8:05 AM

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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

ARICEPT NOW FDA APPROVED FOR LATE STAGE ALZHEIMER'S

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