Saturday, May 11, 2024

Novel Agent Curbs Alzheimer's-Related Agitation

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/novel-agent-curbs-alzheimers-related-agitation-2024a10007ug?ecd=mkm_ret_240511_mscpmrk_neuro_alzh_etid6507641&uac=304420PJ&impID=6507641

Treatment with AXS-05, a combination of dextromethorphan (medicon) and bupropion, demonstrated rapid, sustained, and clinically meaningful improvement in agitation related to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and was generally well tolerated in the phase 3 ACCORD trial.