There are various drug and non-drug Alzheimer’s treatment options open to people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Here we explore the different types of treatment that are available.

Approved Alzheimer’s Drugs

There are 4 types of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FAD) to treat Alzheimer’s, such as:

• Donepezil (Aricept)
• Tacrine (Cognex)
• Galantamine (Reminyl)
• Rivastigmine (Exelon)

These are oral drugs available via prescription and are used to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer’s. They belong to a class of drug called cholinesterase inhibitors and work by blocking the enzymes that destroy Acetylcholine (chemicals that are used by nerve cells to communicate with one another). The destruction of these nerve cells are what can cause memory loss or dementia.