Update on the pharmacological treatment of Alzheimer's disease

F Massoud, S Gauthier - Current neuropharmacology, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder. Worldwide
prevalence of the disease is estimated at more than 24 million cases. With aging of …

Current treatments for Alzheimer's disease: cholinesterase inhibitors

RS Doody - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2003 - psychiatrist.com
The current recommended standard of care for the symptomatic treatment of mild to
moderate Alzheimer's disease is cholinesterase inhibitors. In short-and long-term studies …

Cholinesterase inhibitors: a therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer disease

WJ Krall, JJ Sramek, NR Cutler - Annals of …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To provide a review of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) tested as
therapeutic agents for Alzheimer disease (AD). DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE searches …

The use of cholinesterase inhibitors across all stages of Alzheimer's disease

WJ Deardorff, E Feen, GT Grossberg - Drugs & aging, 2015 - Springer
Current pharmacological therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD) includes the cholinesterase
inhibitors (ChEIs) donepezil, rivastigmine, and galantamine and the N-methyl d-aspartate …

Cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease

JS Birks… - Cochrane database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background** This review is awaiting update with a new protocol. The methods used for the
review were acceptable when the review was published but do not meet contemporary …

The benefits and risks associated with cholinesterase inhibitor therapy in Alzheimer's disease

S Thompson, KL Lanctôt… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The 'second-generation'cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs), donepezil, galantamine and
rivastigmine, are a class of medications that are currently approved for the treatment of mild …

Discontinuation, efficacy, and safety of cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of 43 randomized clinical trials enrolling …

L Blanco-Silvente, X Castells, M Saez… - International Journal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background: We investigated the effect of cholinesterase inhibitors on all-cause
discontinuation, efficacy and safety, and the effects of study design-, intervention-, and …

Old and new acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease

D Galimberti, E Scarpini - Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: To date, pharmacological treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) includes
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEIs) for mild-to-moderate AD, and memantine for …

Cholinesterase inhibitors and beyond

G Pepeu, MG Giovannini - Current Alzheimer Research, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) were introduced in the therapy of Alzheimer Disease (AD)
in the nineteen nineties with great expectations. The hopes and large interest raised by …

How useful are cholinesterase inhibitors in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease? A number needed to treat analysis

G Livingston, C Katona - International journal of geriatric …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To report on a Numbers Needed to Treat (NNT) analysis of the literature
identified through a systematic review of trials of cholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer's …