Namenda: Pining for Another Indication
The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Volume 3, Number 8, August 2005
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/tcprv3n8/
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Daniel Carlat, MD
Dr. Carlat has disclosed that he has no significant relationships with or financial interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
In 2003, the FDA approved Namenda (memantine) as a treatment for moderate to severe Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD). Backed by the legendary marketing expertise of Forest Labs, the medication has become remarkably popular, gradually eating into the market share of the cholinesterase inhibitors (CIs). The question, as always, is whether this popularity is justified by the data.
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