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Living with Alzheimer's disease can be devastating, for patients and their relatives.
There is no cure for this progressive form of dementia.
But, until recently, there was hope that a series of drugs could reduce some of the symptoms - improving sufferers' memories and making daily living tasks easier.
So, it came as a bolt from the blue for many carers when the National Institute for Clinical Excellence recommended withdrawing NHS approval for them
According to NICE, the four drugs - Aricept, Exelon, Reminyl and Ebixa - are not cost-effective.
The drugs cost around £2.50 per patient per day.
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