Open AccessPrescription Patterns of Medications for Alzheimer’s Disease in Japan from 2010 to 2015: A Descriptive Pharmacy Claims Database Study
Author(s) -
Kimiko Kadohara,
Izumi Sato,
Yuko Doi,
Masanobu Arai,
Yosuke Fujii,
Toshiyuki Matsunaga,
Koji Kawakami
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
neurology and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2193-8253
pISSN - 2193-6536
DOI - 10.1007/s40120-016-0057-1
Subject(s) - medicine , donepezil , medical prescription , galantamine , rivastigmine , pharmacy , discontinuation , logistic regression , dementia , disease , pediatrics , family medicine , pharmacology
Although four kinds of Alzheimer's disease (AD) drugs are available at present there was only one drug until 2011 in Japan. This study aimed to elucidate prescription trends of these medications for AD in Japanese outpatients before and after the new drug releases in 2011.