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  1. Prevalence of Central Nervous System-Active Polypharmacy Among Older Adults With Dementia in the US

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. JAMA 2021-03-01 Digital health tools

    Gabapentin was the most common medication and was associated with 33.0% of polypharmacy-days.

  2. Association Between Relevant Co-Morbidities and Dementia With Atrial Fibrillation-A National Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Archives of medical research 2019-05-31 Risk factors

    Totally 30,332 patients (5.6%) were diagnosed with dementia during the follow-up, with 14,097 men (4.9%) and 16,235 women (6.5%).

  3. Atrial Fibrillation and Risk of Dementia: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Effect of Anticoagulation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Frontiers in neuroscience 2019-01-31 Risk factors

    Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the cardiovascular risk factors for dementia.

  4. Tolerability of Cholinesterase Inhibitors: A Population-Based Study of Persistence, Adherence, and Switching

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Drugs & aging 2017-03 Treatments

    Patients on galantamine had longer mean persistence and better adherence compared with patients on donepezil, with a hazard ratio for discontinuation of 0.91 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.87-0.96] and a relative risk for good adherence of 1.01 (95% CI 1.002-1.03).

  5. Sex and Race Differences in the Association Between Statin Use and the Incidence of Alzheimer Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. JAMA neurology 2017-02-01 Drug development

    However, several drugs prescribed for other conditions have been associated with reducing its risk.

  6. Idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder: diagnosis, management, and the need for neuroprotective interventions

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2016-04-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Idiopathic rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder (IRBD) manifests as unpleasant dreams and vigorous behaviours during REM sleep that can result in injuries.

  7. DT‐01‐03: Efficacy and safety of gantenerumab in prodromal Alzheimer's disease: Results from scarlet road—a global, multicenter trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2015-07-01 Treatments

    SCarlet RoAD (NCT01224106; WN25203), a Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2-year study of gantenerumab in prodromal AD, was the first global registration-enabling study using biomarker screening for entry and a single clinical endpoint for outcome.

  8. Crenezumab is a humanized anti-abeta monoclonal antibody in development for the treatment of Alzheimer disease (AD).

  9. A population-based study of dosing and persistence with anti-dementia medications

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. European journal of clinical pharmacology 2013-02-27 Treatments

    Between January 2006 and December 2010, 20,729 patients aged >70 years received a prescription for an AD medication.

  10. Efficacy of Donepezil on Behavioral Symptoms in Patients With Moderate to Severe Alzheimer’s Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. International Psychogeriatrics 2002-12-01 Treatments

    Baseline demographics were similar between the treatment groups.

  11. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of diclofenac/misoprostol in Alzheimer’s disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Neurology 1999-07-01 Clinical trials

    There were no group differences with any of the outcome measures in an intent-to-treat analysis.

  12. The Course of Psychopathologic Features in Mild to Moderate Alzheimer Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Archives of General Psychiatry 1997-03-01 Clinical safety

    Misidentification, wandering or agitation, and physical aggression increased during follow-up.

  13. Do nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs decrease the risk for Alzheimer's disease? The Rotterdam Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Neurology 1995-08-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Based on reports that the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may reduce the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), we studied the cross-sectional relation between NSAID use and the risk for AD in a population-based study of disease and disability in older people.

  14. Benzodiazepines of long and short elimination half-life and the risk of hip fracture

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. JAMA 1989-12-01 Health systems and care delivery

    To determine if the risk of hip fracture difference between persons receiving benzodiazepines with long (greater than or equal to 24 hours) or short (less than 24 hours) elimination half-lives, we conducted a nested case-control study among residents of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan who were 65 years of age and older.

  15. Real-world observations of GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors as potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-09 Drug development

    We identified GLP-1 receptor agonist initiation compared to DPP-4 inhibitors initiation was associated with a reduced risk of AD (hazard ratio [HR] ≤ 0.69 and P value < 0.001) and SGLT-2 inhibitor initiation compared to DPP-4 inhibitor initiation was associated with a reduced risk of AD (HR ≤ 0.67 and P value < 0.001).

  16. Movement disorders associated with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer's dementia: A systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Brain circulation 2025-03-21 Treatments

    Overall, 74 studies containing 92 cases were found of MDs related to ACHEIs.

  17. Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle in Persons with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Nutrients 2024-10-09 Prevention and risk

    Due to the continuous aging of the population and consequent increase in dementia, focus on its prevention is of growing importance for public health.

  18. The outcomes of the present study aim to elucidate the significance of the PDE4 inhibition mechanism as a prospective therapeutic target for enhancing cognitive function in individuals with (a)MCI and mild AD dementia.

  19. Potential impact of unblinding on observed treatment effects in Alzheimer's disease trials

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2024-02-21 Clinical trials

    In trials of lecanemab, aducanumab, and donanemab, incidence of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities with active treatment ranged from 22% to 44%, the vast majority of which presumably led to unblinding.

  20. Semorinemab Pharmacokinetics and The Effect on Plasma Total Tau Pharmacodynamics in Clinical Studies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease 2024 Drug development

    Serum concentrations of semorinemab were consistent across studies and showed a dose-proportional increase across the evaluated dose range.

  21. Metformin, age-related cognitive decline, and brain pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2023-10-17 Drug development

    The objective of this study was to evaluate the relation of metformin with change in cognition and brain pathology.

  22. Vortioxetine Treatment for Depression in Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2022-05-31 Clinical trials

    There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of depressive symptoms, cognitive functions, and ADL.

  23. Increased risk of dementia among patients with overactive bladder treated with an anticholinergic medication compared to a beta-3 agonist: a population-based cohort study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. BJU international 2020-03-19 Digital health tools

    The use of anticholinergic medications among patients with OAB was associated with an increased risk of new-onset dementia compared to beta-3 agonist users.

  24. Cholinesterase Inhibitor Utilization: The Impact of Provincial Drug Policy on Discontinuation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 2016-05-04 Treatments

    Patients who started ChEI therapy after the introduction of the coverage policy had a significantly longer persistence.

  25. Effects of donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine in 938 Italian patients with Alzheimer's disease: a prospective, observational study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. CNS drugs 2010-02 Treatments

    No statistically significant improvement in the primary outcome measures (MMSE and ADAS-Cog) was observed with drug therapy at 36 weeks, at which point all groups had lost, on average, 1 point on the MMSE and gained 2-3 points on the ADAS-Cog scale compared with baseline.

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