Article Summary Pharmacological Therapy For People With Alzheimer’s Disease: The Balance Of Clinical Effectiveness, Ethical Issues And Social Healthcare Costs
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The article gives an insight of the effectiveness of Cholinesterase on the treatment of the Alzheimer’s condition or dementia. The effectiveness is assessed on the basis of cost effectiveness and clinical evidence. The article states that so far the data collected on the quality of life improvement and on economic viability on the effectiveness of the drug is inadequate to draw conclusions from, health economists have therefore be forced to create effectiveness models for prediction on the effectiveness of cholinesterase, Sharpd, Sorensesc & Ballarda (2007).
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