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                          Drugs  Authors and year: Feldman et al. 2001; 40, 93  Gauthier et al. 2002; 71  Gauthier et al. 2002; 72  Feldman  Country:  Multinational (Canada, Australia, France)  Eisai, Inc. and Pfizer, Inc.  To examine the efficacy and safety of DON in patients with moderate to severe AD; subgroup analyses  focus on behavioral symptoms and patients with moderate severity   Setting: Multi-center (32)      placebo   donepezil   N/A   5-10 mg/d   24 weeks   24 weeks   146   144  All of the following criteria: probable or possible AD according to DSM-IV and the NINCDS; a  screening standardized MMSE score of 5-17




                          Alzheimer     et al.  2003 73       Study design: RCT   Sample size: 290        system disease      investigational drugs






















             Final Report Update 1     Efficacy/Effectiveness  STUDY:      FUNDING:   RESEARCH OBJECTIVE:      DESIGN:           INTERVENTION:    Dose:     Duration:     Sample size:   INCLUSION:   EXCLUSION:   OTHER MEDICATIONS/  INTERVENTIONS ALLOWED:     Alzheimer's Drugs
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