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Alzheimer's Disease
Aricept Improves Cognition/Global Function in Nursing Home Patients
March 31st, 2000
Nursing home residents have been thought to be beyond the reach of treatment for the cognitive impairments associated with Alzheimer's disease. But study results presented at the American Medical Director's Association Meeting, held in San Francisco, California, during March 2000, indicate a majority of residents with Alzheimer's disease responded positively to treatment with Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride). Aricept is a clinically proven, once-a-day prescription medication that treats symptoms of mild-to-moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease. The multi-center study examined nursing home patients with possible or probable Alzheimer's...
Source: Drug Week (2000-03-31)
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