The Combination of Bapineuzumab and Donepezil Will Earn Decision Resources' Gold Standard Status for the Indication in 2012, According to a New Report from Decision Resources
WALTHAM, Mass., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that surveyed neurologists identify a therapy's effect on cognitive decline as the attribute that most influences their prescribing decisions in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. As potential disease-modifying drugs, interviewed thought leaders indicate that Elan/Wyeth's bapineuzumab, Eli Lilly's solanezumab and semagacestat, Medivation/Pfizer's Dimebon and Baxter Healthcare's Gammagard all have advantages in this attribute over donepezil (Eisai/Pfizer's Aricept, Bracco's Memac), the sales-leading agent in the market.
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