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A-Fib Linked to Increased Odds of MCI, Dementia in Women

WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 – Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased odds of and with more rapid progression to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia among women versus men,...

FDA Approves Adlarity (donepezil transdermal system) for Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

BOSTON, March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Corium, Inc., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company leading the development and commercialization of novel central nervous system (CNS) therapies,...

FDA Approves Neuraceq (florbetaben F18 injection) for PET Imaging of Beta-Amyloid Plaques

Berlin/Boston, March 20, 2014‒ Piramal Imaging today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Neuraceq. This approval comes only four weeks after receiving marketing a...

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...

FDA Approves Amyvid (Florbetapir F 18 Injection) for Use in Patients Being Evaluated for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Causes of Cognitive Decline

INDIANAPOLIS, April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Eli Lilly and Company and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lilly, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Antipsychotics, Conventional and Atypical

[Posted 06/16/2008] FDA notified healthcare professionals that both conventional and atypical antipsychotics are associated with an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a public health advisory to alert health care providers, patients, and patient caregivers to new safety information concerning an unapproved,...

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