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Leading geriatric medicine specialist encourages New Zealand Pharmacists to recognise symptoms of early Alzheimer’s disease in patients

Leading geriatric medicine specialist encourages New Zealand Pharmacists to recognise symptoms of early Alzheimer’s disease in patients

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Tuesday 19 October 2021, 11:45 AM
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Michael Woodward
Globally recognised specialist in geriatric medicine and Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine, Associate Professor Michael Woodward

New Zealand pharmacists are being urged to be aware of an early stage of Alzheimer’s disease as recent research helps to provide hope for diagnosed patients

Alzheimer’s disease can be managed, Around two-thirds of people with dementia have Alzheimer’s disease.1 Globally recognised specialist in geriatric medicine and Fellow of the Australian, Souvenaid
References
  1. Alzheimer’s New Zealand website, accessed 15 September 2021: https://alzheimers.org.nz/about-dementia/what-is-dementia/
  2. Soininen H, Solomon A, Visser PJ, et al.36-month LipiDiDietmultinutrient clinical trial in prodromal Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s Dement. 2020;1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12172

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