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1. • • There are no drug treatments that can cure Alzheimer’s disease or any other common type of dementia. However, there are medicines for Alzheimer’s disease that can ease symptoms for a while, or slow down their progression, in some people. These drugs do not slow down or stop the progression of the underlying disease in the brain.
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   Are anti-dementia medications effective in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease?

   • Anti-dementia medications are widely considered to be effective in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, at least in the mild-to-moderate stages. Acetylcholinsterase inhibitor (AChEI) medications (often called cholinesterase inhibitors) – donepezil (formerly marketed as Aricept in the UK), rivastigmine (formerly Exelon) and galantamine (Reminyl)

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   Is there a cure for dementia?

   • There is currently no cure for dementia. But there are medicines and other treatments that can help with dementia symptoms. Most of the medicines available are used to treat Alzheimer's disease as this is the most common form of dementia. They can help to temporarily reduce symptoms. The main medicines are:

   What are the treatments for dementia? - NHS

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   Can medications help with dementia?

   • Although no current medications stop, slow down or reverse dementia, some can temporarily help a person with their memory and thinking. There are four medications approved in the UK to ease a person’s dementia symptoms, including memory and thinking problems: memantine.

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   What medications are used to treat Alzheimer's disease?

   • These stages are based on scores on tests that assess memory, awareness of time and place, thinking, and reasoning. Most people with Alzheimer's disease take one or more of these medicines at some time during treatment: Cholinesterase (ko-lin-ES-tur-ays) inhibitors. Memantine. Brexpiprazole.

   How Alzheimer's medicines help manage symptoms - Mayo Clinic

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   There is currently no cure for dementia. But there are medicines and other treatments that can help with dementia symptoms. Medicines to treat dementia. Most of the medicines available are used to treat Alzheimer's disease as this is the most common form of dementia. They can help to temporarily reduce symptoms. The main medicines are:

4. www.alzheimers.org.uk › sites › defaultDrug treatments for Alzheimer's disease

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   There are no drug treatments that can cure Alzheimer’s disease or any other common type of dementia. However, medicines have been developed for Alzheimer’s disease that can temporarily alleviate symptoms, or slow down their progression, in some people.

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   Apr 11, 2024 · Alzheimer's drugs don't work for everyone and may lose effectiveness over time. These medicines tend to be most effective for people with early to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

   • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two types of drugs specifically to treat symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. 1. Cholinesterase inh...
   • One way Alzheimer's disease harms the brain is by decreasing levels of a chemical messenger (acetylcholine) that's important for alertness, memory,...
   • Memantine (Namenda) is approved by the FDA for treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. It works by regulating the activity of glutamat...
   • Because Alzheimer's is a progressive disease, your symptoms and care plan will change over time. If you're taking an Alzheimer's drug, ongoing revi...

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7. www.alzheimers.org.uk › about-dementia › treatmentsMedication for dementia symptoms | Alzheimer's Society

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   These treatments are only effective for people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson’s disease dementia, and mixed dementia involving any of these types. There aren’t yet any medications that improve the symptoms of vascular dementia or frontotemporal dementia .

8. www.thelancet.com › journals › lanhlEvaluation of clinical benefits of treatments for Alzheimer's ...

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   The need for regulatory approval of new therapies for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease—a progressive neurodegenerative condition—has made the assessment of treatment efficacy an urgent priority for discussion and investigation in the field.

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   Anti-dementia medications are widely considered to be effective in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, at least in the mild-to-moderate stages. Acetylcholinsterase inhibitor (AChEI) medications (often called cholinesterase inhibitors) – donepezil (formerly marketed as Aricept in the UK), rivastigmine (formerly Exelon) and galantamine (Reminyl)

10. www.alzheimers.org.uk › blog › three-promising-drugsThree promising drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease bring ...

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    Dec 2, 2020 · Research. Three promising drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease bring fresh hope. There are 141 drugs being tested in clinical trials for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. 78% of these drugs are designed to try and slow down how quickly the disease progresses.