No treatment can stop Alzheimer’s disease… yet. After a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, patients live an average of eight to ten years. Some live with the disease for as many as twenty years. In the early and middle stages of Alzheimer’s disease, there are some drugs available to help slow the progression of memory loss. Generic name: tacrine Name brand: Cognex Generic name: donepezil Name brand: Aricept Generic name: rivastigmine Name brand: Exelon Generic name: galantamine Name brand: Reminyl/Razadyne There is a drug to treat moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease, called memantine (name brand: Namenda). The effects of this drug … Continue reading →