Aricept, Donepezil News

TOKYO and WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Co., Ltd. and Eisai Corporation of North America are currently focusing on three clinical development programs for the company's major product Aricept to further contribute to patients with Alzheimer's disease.

On June 11, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence announced that, following consultation with stakeholders on the economic model that underpinned NICE's 2006 guidance on the use of drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease, the guidance remains unchanged despite recognising significant errors within their model.

Geriatric care consultant Barbara Larsen uses memory games and exercises such as deep breathing and yoga to stimulate Alzheimer's patents.

Older people with symptoms of Mild Cognitive Impairment who are also depressed are often propelled into Alzheimer's disease because of the depression! Researchers conclude that the more depressed a person is at this stage of life, the more likely he is to progress to Alzheimer's according to the Journal Neurology .

People with memory problems who are depressed are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease compared to people who are not depressed.

For people with mild cognitive impairment, depression is associated with high risk for development of Alzheimer's disease, but the association can be mitigated with the Alzheimer's disease drug donepezil, according to a study in the June 16 issue of Neurology .

Depression might increase the chance of developing Alzheimer's disease among those already experiencing memory problems, a new study says.

Outraged doctors have condemned the Health Service's rationing body for refusing to lift restrictions on drugs for Alzheimer's sufferers.

People with dementia in the UK face a postcode lottery when trying to access treatment.

Alzheimer's patients face a postcode lottery in accessing key drugs, data out today suggests.

Drugs that are prescribed for Alzheimer's disease, such as Aricept and Exelon, may cause more heart trouble than previously believed, a Canadian study suggests.

Researchers attending the annual meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research , heard today that prescribing Aricept as soon as patients are diagnosed with either mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease saves the NHS money.

Side effects associated with several commonly-prescribed dementia drugs may be putting elderly Canadians at risk, says Queen's University Geriatrics professor Sudeep Gill.

New research presented at the annual meeting of ISPOR suggests that prescribing Aricept on diagnosis of either mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease would save the NHS money.

Wheat, the staff of life, also may be used to fight Alzheimer's disease. Korean scientists believe that an extract of wheat could be used to develop treatments to treat and prevent Alzheimer's. Water extract of wheat suppresses beta amyloid in the brain, said researcher Lee Jong-Wong of Daegu Catholic University.

Posted Tue May 05, 12:09 pm ET Posted By: Jason Napodano, CFA & Brian Marckx, CFA Highlights include Pfizer Inc.

The Combination of Bapineuzumab and Donepezil Will Earn Decision Resources' Gold Standard Status for the Indication in 2012 , According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass.

Peter Townshend of The Who concluded his baby-boomer anthem, "My Generation," with these words: "I hope I die before I get old." And my boomer generation may well still wish for that.

A great-grandfather and campaigner is appearing on national TV next week to call for life-enhancing drugs to be given to all dementia sufferers.

I learned that Alzheimer's makes up 60 to 65 percent of all dementias. There's no stopping its progression nor is there a cure.