Pharmacological Treatments for Dementia still distant- Prevention is the reasonable alternative
Despite the significant health problem posed by the disease, only five medical treatments are approved for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which are intended to control symptoms rather than change the course of the disease. By understanding the overlapping mechanisms of AD pathology, it is possible to get an idea of the complexity of this problem. The treatments currently available have shown frustrating results and some serious side effects that can aggravate a common problem in older people: polypharmacy – many drugs are prescribed, one to cure the side effects caused by the other. While some potential future drugs are being tested, most of them targeting directly at amyloid or tau protein, it is clear that prevention is currently the safest and most effective way to combat AD.
