I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and is off to a nice 2007. Today, I would like to discuss a common question asked during visits, "The medicine isn't working, should we stop it?"
Commonly, persons diagnosed with mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease are started on Aricept, Exelon or Razadyne (formerly Reminyl) with or without Namenda. After a suitable period of time and a gradual increase to the maximum (or maximally tolerated dose), the patient and family return to see the doctor....
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