News tagged with 'Alzheimers and Dementia Drugs'

FDA Approves Alzheimer’s Patch The FDA has approved the first transdermal patch for the treatment of Alzheimer’s dementia. The drug rivastigmine, known by the prescription brand Exelon , has been available since 1997 in capsule and in tablet form, but only now has the drug been approved by the FDA as

Scientists desperately seeking a cure for Alzheimer's disease received distressing news this week when it was announced that a once-promising vaccine may induce strokes. Designed to "recognize" and attack the build-up of amyloid beta, a substance believed to be characteristic of the neurological disorder, the vaccine

Pharmaceutical maker Elan Corporation has permanently halted the development of its experimental Alzheimer's vaccine, AN-1792. Recently, clinical trials of the drug were suspended after four patients in France developed inflammation of the central nervous system (CNS). Researchers decided to permanently halt the vacc