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Drug Effectiveness Review Project
                                    Alzheimer classification: Mild-Moderate
                                 Groups similar at baseline: Yes




                                        galantamine 24 mg   placebo  galantamine 32 mg   72.7   72.1   71.9   61.4   63.3   63.2            19.3   19.0   19.5     Primary Outcome Measures: ADAS-Cog; CIBIC-plus  Secondary Outcome Measures: Proportion of patients with improvements from baseline on the ADAS- Cog of ≥ 0 and ≥ 4; DAD  Timing of assessments: Baseline and weeks 3 (ADAS-Cog only), 12 and 24    Health Outcome Measures:  ITT analysis of DAD at 6 months revealed significant benefit of GAL only at 32 mg/d; mean  difference = 3.4; 95% CI: 0.1 – 6.7; P < 0.05; 24 mg/d mean difference = 2.8; P value not   significant   Int
















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             Final Report Update 1     Authors: Wilcock et al.    Year:  2000   POPULATION  CHARACTERISTICS:       Mean age (years):   Sex (% female):  Other germane population qualities:   MMSE score   •   OUTCOME ASSESSMENT:          RESULTS:     Alzheimer's Drugs
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