{"id":212299,"date":"2018-02-14T10:42:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T10:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/drug-used-for-psychosis-victims-could-be-used-for-dementia\/"},"modified":"2018-02-14T10:42:14","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T10:42:14","slug":"drug-used-for-psychosis-victims-could-be-used-for-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/drug-used-for-psychosis-victims-could-be-used-for-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug used for psychosis victims could be used for dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Exeter University researchers think new drug Pimavanserin could be beneficial\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>They predict it&#8217;ll be given to half of all the 850,000 dementia sufferers in the UK\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>About 425,000 of those with the condition suffer from symptoms of psychosis<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Borland for the Daily Mail<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  20:01 EST, 13 February 2018<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  20:21 EST, 13 February 2018<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Thousands of dementia patients could be helped by a new drug which relieves the devastating symptoms, scientists claim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They have developed a new medication to treat the symptoms of psychosis, which include terrifying delusions or hallucinations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Currently, many patients are given controversial antipsychotics \u2013 dubbed chemical cosh &#8211; which sedate patients without easing their symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c7aba7c39897896d\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Researchers from Exeter University believe a new drug Pimavanserin could be offered to half of the 850,000 patients with dementia in the UK (file photo)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c7aba7c39897896d\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2018\/02\/14\/00\/4930522500000578-5388655-image-m-38_1518569933586.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Researchers from Exeter University believe a new drug Pimavanserin could be offered to half of the 850,000 patients with dementia in the UK (file photo)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Researchers from Exeter University believe a new drug Pimavanserin could be offered to half of the 850,000 patients with dementia in the UK (file photo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">These drugs also greatly increase the risk of falls, strokes and premature death and speed-up the decline of their memory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Researchers from Exeter University believe the new drug Pimavanserin could be offered to half of the 850,000 patients with dementia in the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Up to 850,000 people in the UK have dementia \u2013 although only two thirds have been diagnosed \u2013 and about half suffer from the symptoms of psychosis.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>  <span>Fish nuggets, sloppy beef stew, liquid lemon jelly and&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>Missing pensioner, 70, who had early onset of dementia is&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It is partly common in patients with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease but also occurs in patients with less common forms of dementia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">There is currently no safe nor effective treatment available for psychosis and the symptoms are extremely distressing for patients and their families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">An early trial of Pimavanserin published in the Lancet Neurology journal found that it significantly reduced patients\u2019 symptoms without causing harm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Professor Clive Ballard, who specialises in Age-Related Diseases at the University of Exeter Medical School, who led the research, said: \u2018Psychosis is a particularly terrifying symptom of Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018People may experience paranoia, or see, hear or smell things that are not there. It\u2019s distressing both for those experiencing the delusions and for their carers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018It\u2019s particularly encouraging that most benefit was seen in those with the most severe psychotic symptom, as this group is most likely to be prescribed antipsychotics. We are talking about vulnerable elderly, frail people who are suffering terrifying symptoms, being sedated with current antipsychotics even though its well-known that they cause terrible health issues and even death in people with dementia, and have very little benefit.<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e102b174a5b3b8cf\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"There is currently no safe nor effective treatment available for psychosis and the symptoms are extremely distressing. Half of all dementia sufferers experience symptoms of psychosis\u00a0\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e102b174a5b3b8cf\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2018\/02\/14\/01\/4930523500000578-5388655-image-a-39_1518570005008.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"There is currently no safe nor effective treatment available for psychosis and the symptoms are extremely distressing. Half of all dementia sufferers experience symptoms of psychosis\u00a0\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">There is currently no safe nor effective treatment available for psychosis and the symptoms are extremely distressing. Half of all dementia sufferers experience symptoms of psychosis\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The trial involved 181 patients with Alzhiemer\u2019s Disease of whom half were given Pimavanserin and half a placebo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The treatment will now undergo further tests as part of a much larger study in the US, to assess is safety and effectiveness in a wider group of patients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It works in a very different way to the currently-used antipsychotics and blocks a specific nerve ending in the brain, which is responsible for the symptoms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Doug Brown, Chief Policy and Research Officer at Alzheimer\u2019s Society, said: \u2018Around 50 per cent of people with dementia experience symptoms of psychosis, which is frightening and distressing for them as well as their carers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018This study suggests Pimavanserin can reduce symptoms of psychosis in people with Alzheimer\u2019s, and it seems to avoid the heavy sedation or worsening of other symptoms associated with other anti-psychotic drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Further testing is needed to determine if it has other side-effects, as it\u2019s vital that any treatment reduces psychosis symptoms, but without negatively impacting the person\u2019s quality of life. 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