There may be no cure for Alzheimer's, at least not in the near term. More people are living longer than at any time in history, and diseases of old age are to be expected.
Rather than restricting drug availability, perhaps we can better educate ourselves that new drugs are risky, and that it's better to wait and only use those which hav…
There may be no cure for Alzheimer's, at least not in the near term. More people are living longer than at any time in history, and diseases of old age are to be expected.
Rather than restricting drug availability, perhaps we can better educate ourselves that new drugs are risky, and that it's better to wait and only use those which have been in the market for at least 5 years and shown greater risk than benefit. Those who chose to take the risk are free to do so, and those like me who are more conservative in approach to medication can wait and see. My doctor offers new drugs, but he always defers to my wishes and provides other more proven avenues, including no treatment.
There may be no cure for Alzheimer's, at least not in the near term. More people are living longer than at any time in history, and diseases of old age are to be expected.
Rather than restricting drug availability, perhaps we can better educate ourselves that new drugs are risky, and that it's better to wait and only use those which have been in the market for at least 5 years and shown greater risk than benefit. Those who chose to take the risk are free to do so, and those like me who are more conservative in approach to medication can wait and see. My doctor offers new drugs, but he always defers to my wishes and provides other more proven avenues, including no treatment.