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Cholinesterase Inhibitors Beneficial for Dementia With Lewy Bodies

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) are beneficial for patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), according to a study published online Aug. 23 in Alzheimer's &...

An Alzheimer's Drug May Also Slow Lewy Body Dementia

MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2024 – A type of drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease appears to slow the progression of Lewy body dementia, the brain disease that afflicted comedian Robin Williams prior to his s...

Novartis Exelon Patch Now FDA Approved to Treat Patients Across all Stages of Alzheimer's Disease

EAST HANOVER, N.J., June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approved indication for Exelon Patch (rivastigmine transdermal system) to include the...

Higher Dose of Novartis Drug Exelon Patch Approved By FDA for Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a higher dose of Exelon Patch (rivastigmine transdermal system) for the treatment of people with...

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