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New pill that 'slows down Alzheimer's' being considered for use by NHS

  • A new pill called Hydromethylthionine is being considered for use in the NHS to slow down Alzheimer's disease.
  • The drug could slow cognitive decline and brain atrophy in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease.
  • If approved, it would be the biggest step forward in treating NHS dementia patients in decades.
  • Professor Alistair Burns called the trial results 'great news for people with Alzheimer’s disease, their families, and carers.
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The drugs will be available in the EU from next year. The earlier in the course of the disease they are administered, the more effective they are.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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After years of waiting, the news came: the EU's Medicines Authority says yes to the drug lekanemab against Alzheimer's. But the question is which patients can be treated, and when - and if it will be introduced at all in the country's regions.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Svenska Dagbladet broke the news in Stockholm, Sweden on Friday, December 27, 2024.
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