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Indication(s)

Treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease.

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Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers

This guideline covers diagnosing and managing dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease). It aims to improve care by making recommendations on training staff and helping carers to support people living with dementia.

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Objectives: To define a practice guideline for biological treatment of dementia and to make transparent the development of the guideline connecting the original data with the resulting recommendations.

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Category Value
Agency product number EMEA/H/C/002658
Orphan designation No
Date First Approved 29-04-2013
Type Medicinal product subject to restricted medical prescription
Marketing authorisation holder KRKA, d.d.