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Erschienen in: Drugs & Aging 1/2013

01.01.2013 | Adis Drug Clinical Q&A

Once-Daily Memantine

A Guide to its Use in Moderate to Severe Alzheimer’s Disease in the EU

verfasst von: Katherine A. Lyseng-Williamson, Kate McKeage

Erschienen in: Drugs & Aging | Ausgabe 1/2013

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Abstract

In the EU, once-daily memantine 20 mg (Axura®, Ebixa®) is an option for the management of patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In pooled clinical trials and studies in the clinical practice setting, memantine 20 mg/day improved cognition, functional ability and behavioural symptoms in this patient population. The beneficial effects of memantine are associated with delays in the need for full-time care, which were predicted to result in cost savings relative to standard care in recent cost-utility analyses in patients with moderate to severe AD conducted in EU countries. Memantine is well tolerated, with an adverse event profile that is similar to that with placebo.
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Metadaten
Titel
Once-Daily Memantine
A Guide to its Use in Moderate to Severe Alzheimer’s Disease in the EU
verfasst von
Katherine A. Lyseng-Williamson
Kate McKeage
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2013
Verlag
Springer International Publishing AG
Erschienen in
Drugs & Aging / Ausgabe 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1170-229X
Elektronische ISSN: 1179-1969
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-012-0041-0

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