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This database contains 33 studies, archived under the term: "chemically induced"

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Effect of the timing of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor ingestion on sleep

Many patients with Alzheimer’s disease experience sleep disturbances, and donepezil is usually prescribed for night-time administration. However, increased acetylcholine is associated with cortical arousal. We evaluated whether subjective sleep quality differed according to the timing of medication administration. Ninety-two patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease who had taken donepezil at night (n=54) or galantamine […]

Two phase 3 trials of bapineuzumab in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease

Background: Bapineuzumab, a humanized anti-amyloid-beta monoclonal antibody, is in clinical development for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.; Methods: We conducted two double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials involving patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease–one involving 1121 carriers of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele and the other involving 1331 noncarriers. Bapineuzumab or placebo, with doses varying […]

Effect of citalopram on agitation in Alzheimer disease: the CitAD randomized clinical trial

Importance: Agitation is common, persistent, and associated with adverse consequences for patients with Alzheimer disease. Pharmacological treatment options, including antipsychotics are not satisfactory.; Objective: The primary objective was to evaluate the efficacy of citalopram for agitation in patients with Alzheimer disease. Key secondary objectives examined effects of citalopram on function, caregiver distress, safety, cognitive safety, […]

Utilisation of atypical antipsychotic drugs in institutionalised elderly persons and prevalence of metabolic alterations

Objectives: Describe and evaluate atypical antipsychotics utilisation on the institutionalized elderly population of the Valencian Community and prevalence of associated metabolic alterations.; Material and Methods: Multicentre transversal descriptive study on medication utilisation and prevalence case-control of alterations of glycaemia, cholesterol and triglycerides. The statistical analysis of metabolic alterations is performed from the difference in prevalence […]

Mortality in patients with dementia treated with atypical antipsychotics (olanzapine, quetiapine and ziprasidone)

Introduction: The atypical antipsychotics (AA) quetiapine, olanzapine and ziprasidone are used to treat behavioural disorders associated with dementia. This indication does not appear on their technical sheet. The object of this study is to analyse the relationship of these treatments with mortality and other factors.; Method: Retrospective study from March 2005 to July 2007 of […]

Risk of cerebrovascular accident associated with use of antipsychotics: population-based case-control study

Objectives: To explore the association between use of antipsychotics and risk of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in individuals with dementia aged 65 and older.; Design: Population-based case-control study.; Setting: UK-based electronic primary care records in the General Practice Research Database (GPRD).; Participants: Individuals with dementia aged 65 and older registered in the database between January 1, […]

Association between inherited CYP2D6/2C19 phenotypes and anticholinergic measures in elderly patients using anticholinergic drugs

Background: To compare measures of anticholinergic activity between metabolic phenotypes of the polymorphic enzymes cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) and CYP2C19 in the elderly patients exposed to anticholinergic agents.; Methods: Long-term nursing home patients (n = 80) with an anticholinergic drug scale (ADS) score ≥3 were recruited from 22 nursing homes in Norway. Based on pharmacogenetic […]

Evaluation of the effects of galantamine on cardiac function in elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Background: Galantamine, a cholinesterase inhibitor, is used as a first-line drug in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, it may have vagotonic effects, which may cause bradycardia and/or heart block in patients with or without a history of cardiac disease.; Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of galantamine on […]

Combating depression in Huntington’s disease: effective antidepressive treatment with venlafaxine XR

Patients with Huntington’s disease (HD) often suffer from psychiatric symptoms including affective disorder, psychosis, irritability, and apathy, which may be present in all stages of the disease. However–despite the obvious likelihood that these symptoms may be reduced by antidepressive treatments–to date, the effectiveness of such treatments in HD has only ever been examined in case […]

Association between chemotherapy and cognitive impairments in a large cohort of patients with colorectal cancer

No population-based study has been conducted on the relationship between chemotherapy and the risk of cognitive impairments in patients with colorectal cancer. This study aimed to determine this association in a large population-based cohort of patients. We studied 72,374 men and women who were diagnosed with stages I-III colorectal cancer at age ≥ 65 years […]

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