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Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease in a managed care setting: Part II--Pharmacologic therapy. Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Managed Care Advisory Council.
- Source :
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Managed care interface [Manag Care Interface] 2000 Jan; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 51-6. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- The progressive loss of social and physical functioning associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) results in extensive social and economic costs to society. The early diagnosis and treatment of AD may reduce cognitive and behavioral symptoms of this disease and may slow disease progression, thereby alleviating some of these social and economic costs. The Alzheimer's Disease Managed Care Advisory Council, a panel of experts from managed care, academic medicine, and the Los Angeles chapter of the Alzheimer's Association was convened to synthesize current evidence-based recommendations for AD diagnostic and treatment guidelines and to integrate these guidelines for use in MCOs. This paper presents conclusions from this panel and provides an algorithm for the treatment of AD specifically for managed care settings. When combined with other necessary efforts to educate providers, these guidelines should improve the cost-effectiveness and quality of care for individuals with dementia in managed care.
- Subjects :
- Algorithms
Alzheimer Disease economics
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal therapeutic use
Antioxidants administration & dosage
Antioxidants therapeutic use
Caregivers psychology
Cholinesterase Inhibitors administration & dosage
Cholinesterase Inhibitors adverse effects
Cholinesterase Inhibitors therapeutic use
Clinical Trials as Topic
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Donepezil
Drug Interactions
Estrogens therapeutic use
Female
Ginkgo biloba therapeutic use
Humans
Indans administration & dosage
Indans adverse effects
Indans therapeutic use
Male
Nootropic Agents administration & dosage
Nootropic Agents therapeutic use
Patient Selection
Phytotherapy
Piperidines administration & dosage
Piperidines adverse effects
Piperidines therapeutic use
Plants, Medicinal
Psychotropic Drugs therapeutic use
Quality of Health Care
Selegiline administration & dosage
Selegiline therapeutic use
Tacrine administration & dosage
Tacrine therapeutic use
Time Factors
Vitamin E administration & dosage
Vitamin E therapeutic use
Alzheimer Disease drug therapy
Managed Care Programs
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1096-5645
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Managed care interface
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10747691