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Memantine and cholinesterase inhibitor combination therapy for Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review

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BACKGROUND: Memantine is licensed for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease (AD). National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance does not recommend the use of memantine in combination with cholinesterase inhibitors (acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEI)). The underpinning meta-analysis was disputed by the manufacturer. OBJECTIVES: To compare the efficacy of AChEI monotherapy with combination memantine and AChEI therapy in patients with moderate-to-severe AD and to examine the i...

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10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000917

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
RDM
Sub department:
Stroke and Geratology
Role:
Author
Publisher:
BMJ Publishing Group Publisher's website
Journal:
BMJ Open Journal website
Publication date:
2012-01-01
Acceptance date:
2012-03-30
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EISSN:
2044-6055
ISSN:
2044-6055
Language:
English
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uuid:6cf40af2-9543-4127-a9ad-69ca42a929b9
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pubs:339870
Source identifiers:
339870
Deposit date:
2013-11-16

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