Pharmacological treatment of Alzheimer

Pharmacological treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
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Pharmacological treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a common among the old. The condition progressively limits the cognitive capacity of a person, which leads to reduced functions, including memory, thinking, and coordination of body parts. In the quest to make the lives of the old people better, pharmacological treatments of the symptoms associated with the condition are administered. There are different drugs used depending on the stage of the condition, but the commonly used are the acetylcholine derivatives and Sedative-hypnotic agents. Although the drugs are meant to make the lives of the old better, these drugs lead to adverse health effects. This aims to discuss the major drugs used to treat Alzheimer’s disease and the possible adverse effects.
The use of drugs to treat and manage the symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease depends on the cognition of the patient. As people age, their memory and thinking capacities decline, which necessitates the use of medications to maintain these important aspects. In this case, the use of medication starts when there is declined cognitive functions of a person (Budson & Solomon, 2015). The most commonly used drugs for treating the symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s diseases are the second-generation acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs), for example, donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine. The three drugs are used t…