The drugs that can make a difference to the quality of life of people with Alzheimer's
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) today released its final guidance on four Alzheimer's drugs.
The guidance means the drugs Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl will be available on prescription to people in the early and moderate stages of Alzheimer's and Ebixa will be available to people in the late stages. PCTs must now ensure they are providing funding for the drugs by June 2011.
This final decision was preceded by draft guidance and final draft guidance which both recommended the same outcome. It represents a reversal of the position which was in place since 2007 which limited access to drugs to only people in moderate stages. There was strong condemnation of that guidance from patient and professional groups. Read more: medicalnewstoday.com
The guidance means the drugs Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl will be available on prescription to people in the early and moderate stages of Alzheimer's and Ebixa will be available to people in the late stages. PCTs must now ensure they are providing funding for the drugs by June 2011.
This final decision was preceded by draft guidance and final draft guidance which both recommended the same outcome. It represents a reversal of the position which was in place since 2007 which limited access to drugs to only people in moderate stages. There was strong condemnation of that guidance from patient and professional groups. Read more: medicalnewstoday.com
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