Health Sciences Authority says doctors here may apply for use on a named patient basis. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The United States earlier in July became the first country to approve a new drug called lecanemab, which has shown itThe US approval for the drug has some experts happy and others concerned.
“Where there is an unmet medical need, clinicians may exercise professional judgment and apply to the HSA via the special access route to bring in an unregistered therapeutic product for use on patients under their care, if clinically justified,” HSA said. She said: “Lecanemab removes beta-amyloid plaques from the brain, and this has been shown to reduce cognitive decline in people with mild cognitive impairment or in early stages Alzheimer’s disease with mild symptoms.”
Prof Ng added: “It is a chronic condition that gets worse over time, increasingly affecting a person’s ability to think and function, resulting in loss of independence until they are fully dependent on care.
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