NEW TREATMENTS FOR DEMENTIA - MYTH, MAGIC, AND SCIENCE

Authors
GANESAN R STANDISH T MOLLOY DW DARZINS P ORANGE JB
Citation
R. Ganesan et al., NEW TREATMENTS FOR DEMENTIA - MYTH, MAGIC, AND SCIENCE, Canadian family physician, 40, 1994, pp. 1149-1157
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Canadian family physician → ACNP
ISSN journal
0008350X
Volume
40
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1149 - 1157
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-350X(1994)40:<1149:NTFD-M>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Dementia could affect 778 000 Canadians by the year 2031. While curren t treatment is mainly supportive, a race to find new treatments for th is dreaded disease takes varied approaches and currently accounts for 10% of drug company resources. Tacrine is the first drug licensed by t he US Food and Drug Administration for use in Alzheimer's disease. New treatments raise several ethical issues and involve society's attitud e toward death and dying.