Ganesan R, Standish T, Molloy D W, Darzins P, Orange J B
McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont.
Can Fam Physician. 1994 Jun;40:1149-57.
Dementia could affect 778,000 Canadians by the year 2031. While current treatment is mainly supportive, a race to find new treatments for this dreaded disease takes varied approaches and currently accounts for 10% of drug company resources. Tacrine is the first drug licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration for use in Alzheimer's disease. New treatments raise several ethical issues and involve society's attitude toward death and dying.
到2031年,痴呆症可能会影响77.8万加拿大人。虽然目前的治疗主要是支持性的,但寻找这种可怕疾病新疗法的竞赛采用了多种方法,目前占制药公司资源的10%。他克林是美国食品药品监督管理局批准用于治疗阿尔茨海默病的第一种药物。新疗法引发了几个伦理问题,也涉及社会对死亡的态度。