Alzheimer's Disease Treatment History timeline

Auguste Deter is the First Person Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease

On November 4th, 1906, during a lecture at the 37th Conference of South-West German Psychiatrists in Tübingen, the German neuropathologist and... Read more

Emil Kraepelin Proposes Naming New Disease "Alzheimer's Disease

In 1910, Emil Kraepelin proposed naming this new disease after Alzheimer. Read more

FDA Approves Novartis's Hydergine

Treating symptoms of declined mental capacity (memory, mood, and behavior problems) in certain patients older than 60 years of age. It may also be... Read more

FDA Approves Shionogi Pharma's Cognex

Treating mild to moderate dementia (eg, impairment of memory or judgement, abstract thinking, changes in personality) in patients with Alzheimer... Read more

Ronald Reagan is Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease

I have recently been told that I am one of the millions of Americans who will be afflicted with Alzheimer's Disease... At the moment I feel just... Read more

FDA Approves Eisai Inc's Aricept

Aricept improves the function of nerve cells in the brain. It works by preventing the breakdown of a chemical called acetylcholine. People with... Read more

FDA Approves Novartis's Exelon

Exelon improves the function of nerve cells in the brain. It works by preventing the breakdown of a chemical called acetylcholine (ah see til KO... Read more

FDA Approves Ortho McNeil Janssen's Razadyne

Treating mild to moderate dementia (eg, impairment of memory or judgement, abstract thinking, changes in personality) in patients with Alzheimer... Read more

FDA Approves Forest Labs' Namenda

Namenda reduces the actions of chemicals in the brain that may contribute to the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Namenda is used to treat... Read more

FDA Approves Ortho McNeil Janssen's Razadyne ER

Treating mild to moderate dementia (eg, impairment of memory or judgement, abstract thinking, changes in personality) in patients with Alzheimer... Read more

FDA Approves Novartis's Exelon Patch

Identification Exelon is the brand name for Rivastigmine, a medication prescribed in the treatment of dementia caused by mild to moderate... Read more