New Alzheimer’s drug has applied for NHI coverage

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The Ministry of Health and Welfare approved two new drugs for the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer's disease this year. The first dose of the drug was administered at Far Eastern Hospital on the 23rd. As the cost of the new drug is as high as NT$1 million, the outside world is concerned about whether it can be included in the National Health Insurance reimbursement by the end of this year. Minister of Health and Welfare Chiu Tai-yuan said in a…