New drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease: lessons for healthcare policy
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- DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7133.762
New drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease: lessons for healthcare policy
Comment in
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New drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Doctors want to offer more than sympathy.BMJ. 1998 Oct 3;317(7163):945. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9756823 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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New drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Effects of drugs can be variable.BMJ. 1998 Oct 3;317(7163):945. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9841008 No abstract available.
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New drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Drugs should not need to show cost effectiveness to justify their prescription.BMJ. 1998 Oct 3;317(7163):945-6. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9841009 No abstract available.
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New drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Information from unpublished trials should be made available.BMJ. 1998 Oct 3;317(7163):946. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9841010 No abstract available.
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New drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Treatment with metrifonate warrants multicentre trials.BMJ. 1998 Oct 3;317(7163):946. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9841012 No abstract available.
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Effectiveness of rivastigmine in Alzheimer's disease. Participation in trials should be based on clinical uncertainty, not enforcement.BMJ. 2000 Feb 19;320(7233):511-2. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10678874 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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