Repurposed Drug Reduces Agitation in Alzheimer’s Patients

Friday, October 16, 2015 - 09:00 in Health & Medicine

A recent study found that a drug currently marketed under the trade name Nuedexta, which is approved by the Federal Drug Administration to treat pseudobulbar affect, a neurologic disorder defined by uncontrolled emotional responses, may also reduce agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical […]

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