Tag: Alzheimer's disease

Leqembi could give Alzheimer’s patients more time, but road to treatment is long

Leqembi could give Alzheimer’s patients more time, but road to treatment is long

Hannah Yoon | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesLeqembi, an Alzheimer's drug from Biogen and Eisai, isn't a cure for the mind-damaging disease. But t [...]
Eli Lilly expects FDA decision on donanemab by year-end

Eli Lilly expects FDA decision on donanemab by year-end

Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain.Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty ImagesEli Lilly on Monday said [...]
What patients and doctors should know

What patients and doctors should know

The Alzheimer's drug Leqembi is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2023.Eisai | via ReutersMedicare has agreed to p [...]
Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi sales may be slow at first: Analysts

Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi sales may be slow at first: Analysts

Jay Reinstein, who suffers from Alzheimer's, receives an injection so he can have a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, [...]
FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi from Eisai, Biogen

FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi from Eisai, Biogen

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi, a pivotal decision that is expected to expand access to the e [...]
Leqembi could cost Medicare $5 billion per year

Leqembi could cost Medicare $5 billion per year

The Alzheimer's drug Leqembi is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on Jan. 20, 2023.Eisai | ReutersThe new Alzheimer's antibody tr [...]
Eli Lilly treatment donanemab slowed disease progression

Eli Lilly treatment donanemab slowed disease progression

An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021.Mike Segar | Reut [...]
States urge Medicare to cover Alzheimer’s treatments

States urge Medicare to cover Alzheimer’s treatments

Democratic and Republican attorneys general in nearly half of U.S. states are calling on Medicare to provide unrestricted coverage of antibody treatme [...]
Biogen not worried about Alzheimer’s competition with Eli Lilly

Biogen not worried about Alzheimer’s competition with Eli Lilly

A person skateboards past Biogen Inc. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday, June 7, 2021.Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBiogen [...]
Biogen Alzheimer’s drug and the brand new battle over dementia remedy

Biogen Alzheimer’s drug and the brand new battle over dementia remedy

Aduhelm by BiogenSupply: BiogenThe FDA's approval of Biogen's Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm was a landmark second within the lifetime of Dr. Paul Aisen. [...]
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