What medications are used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease?

What medications are used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease?

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The glutemade-acting medication is an amenda, which is a drug within the NMBA receptor antagonist class. The other three medications that we commonly use: Exelon, Aricept, Razadyne, are all coelstrate inhibitors, which means that they slow down the breakdown of acetylcholine, and important neurotransmittor chemical in our brains. There is a fourth drug within the coelstrate inhibitor class, a drug called Cognex, which we do not use, largely because half a dose four times a day hurts that liver and on top of that, it has a lot of gastrointestinal side effects associated with it. Subsequently in 2003, Namenda came out. So we've seen a steady flow of medications here that helping decrease the likelihood of decline in individulas with Alzheimer's disease. I feel very hopeful about the new wave of medications that is coming down the pipeline. We've been doing a lot of research work, gearing drugs to tackle this illness from different angles.