SAN DIEGO — A drug that curbs delusions in Parkinson's patients did the same for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in a study that was stopped early because the benefit seemed clear.
It targets some of the most troubling symptoms that patients and caregivers face — hallucinations that often lead to anxiety, aggression, and physical and verbal abuse."This would be a very important advance," said one independent expert, Dr. Howard Fillit, chief science officer of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation.
Although the field is focused on finding a cure for dementia and preventing future cases,"there is a huge unmet need for better treatment" for those who have it now, said Maria Carrillo, the Alzheimer's Association's chief science officer. The drug is pimavanserin, a daily pill sold as Nuplazid by Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. It was approved for Parkinson's-related psychosis in 2016 and is thought to work by blocking a brain chemical that seems to spur delusions.Sign Up
The liberals n their deranged “fake news” media allies need a large dose of it kAG 2020
We should try it on our politicians? Delusions aplenty there.
Maybe we should give it to Trump🤷♀️
Now for a President BernieSanders and MedicareForAll to make this affordable for all. Medicare Fro All will have a $250 annual max cap on prescriptions.
navgirl63 Can we start putting this in Trump's Happy Meals?
wow, my grandma died of alzheimers. it's great to see the steps they've taken in recent years to find a cure. I know were a long way off, but itz always uplifting to see articles like this.
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