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Alzheimer’s Disease: Treatment and Targets

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Activity Dates: 04/27/2022 - 04/27/2025

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Target Audience

If you are a pharmacist, nurse practitioner, or other health care professional involved in the comprehensive medication management of individuals living with mental health and/or substance use disorders, we invite you to participate in this online course.

Session Summary

A 2021 report estimates 6.2 million Americans age 65 and older have Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Estimates predict this population could grow to 13.8 million by 2060 if no medical developments are made to prevent, slow, or cure AD. Furthermore, Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the US; while deaths from stroke, heart disease and HIV decreased between 2000-2019, deaths due to AD increased more than 145%. Currently available treatment options may modestly slow cognitive decline. Several medications are additionally used off label for psychosis and other behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; recently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected an application for one agent (pimavanserin) to receive FDA approval for this indication. More recently, aducanumab was approved using an accelerated process based on reducing amyloid beta plaque, a surrogate marker for AD. This approval has been met with controversy that impacts how AD is treated and may impact FDA approval for other agents in the future.

 

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  • If necessary, complete the post-test retest no later than the closing activity date.
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Faculty Information

Ganesh Gopalakrishna, MD, MHA

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Learning Objectives

  1. Describe current options for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease.
  2. Discuss the history of drug design focusing on amyloid plaque reduction.
  3. Review data leading to the Food and Drug Administration approval of aducanumab.
  4. Identify the potential use of aducanumab in individualized patient cases.

Continuing Education Credit and Disclosures

Activity Dates: 04/27/2022 - 04/27/2025
ACPE Contact Hours: 1
ACPE Number: 0284-0000-22-052-H01-P (Knowledge)
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ACPEThe College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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