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U.S. health advisers are backing the full approval of an Alzheimer's drug that received preliminary approval last year

Today’s generation of older people could be last to face untreatable Alzheimer’s – but only if NHS overhauls care

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the medication lecanemab, sold under the brand name Leqembi, on Jan. 6, 2023, through an “accelerated approval pathway” that fast-tracks promising clinical treatments for diseases in which there are no other currently effective options.

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Leqembi can slow early progression by months but has safety concerns. Most patients will likely have to wait months to get the IV drug, which will cost about $26,500 a year. Insurers need to decide whether and how much to cover it. Medicare isn’t expected to pay for it until…

A new Alzheimer’s drug is hitting the market with experts voicing a lot of caution

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in mild and early stages of Alzheimer's disease. The FDA approval of the drug, Leqembi, also known as lecanemab, comes just days after the regulatory agency was harshly criticized…

U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease

The FDA approved lecanemab, which has shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.