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    Natural Supplements for Alzheimer’s Disease

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    How to Keep People With Alzheimer’s Safe at Home

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    Pills to Patches: Exploring New Formats for Alzheimer’s Treatments

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    Managing Personality Changes in Dementia

  • The most common treatments for Alzheimer’s disease help manage memory loss, confusion, and other cognitive symptoms. Some of these treatments are now available as oral solutions or transdermal patches, which may be easier to administer and come with fewer side effects than pills. 

    Two FDA-Approved Drugs May Help Treat Alzheimer’s Symptoms

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    For Alzheimer’s Agitation, Promising News from Rexulti (Brexpiprazole)

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    FDA Approves New Alzheimer’s Skin Patch

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    The Pros and Cons of ‘Therapeutic Lying’ in Dementia Care

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    Early-onset Alzheimer’s May Bring More Severe Symptoms

  • Alzheimer's treatments, disease-modifying treatment, symptomatic treatment. What’s the difference between treating Alzheimer’s symptoms and modifying the disease?

    How New Alzheimer’s Drugs Are Changing the Game

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    Ritalin for Alzheimer’s? Clinical Trial Explores Common ADHD Drug’s Effects For Treating Apathy

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    Dr. Andrew Budson on Dementia Caregiving, Symptoms Management

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    Slow Down, Reframe, Focus On the Good: Teepa Snow’s ‘Positive Approach to Dementia Care’

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