Pharmacotherapy of alzheimer’s disease: seeking clarity in a time of uncertainty

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Nurul Husna, Yahaya, Mohamad Fairuz, Mohamed, Wael Mohamed Yousef, Seong, Ling Teoh, Chua, Kien Hui, Kumar, Jaya
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
• Subjects: RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/80953/1/80953_Pharmacotherapy%20of%20Alzheimer%E2%80%99s.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/80953/2/80953_Pharmacotherapy%20of%20Alzheimer%E2%80%99s_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/80953/13/80953_Pharmacotherapy%20of%20alzheimer%E2%80%99s%20disease_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/80953/; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.00261/full; https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2020.00261

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is recognized as a major health hazard that mostly affects people older than 60 years. AD is one of the biggest medical, economic, and social concerns to patients and their caregivers. AD was ranked as the 5th leading cause of global deaths in 2016 by the World Health Organi...