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Health Canada Approves New Drug that Can Slow Alzheimer’s Disease
- On Friday Health Canada granted conditional authorization for lecanemab, brand name Leqembi, marking the first disease-modifying Alzheimer’s drug approved in Canada.
- Existing treatments mostly mitigate symptoms and were approved more than 20 years ago, while lecanemab works by clearing beta-amyloid proteins linked to brain cell death amid ongoing scientific debate.
- Taken by IV every two weeks, lecanemab requires one MRI before treatment and multiple MRIs in the first year to monitor rare brain swelling and microbleeds in patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.
- Clinics say Canadian clinics preparing to offer lecanemab could start soon, but MRI shortages and neurologist waitlists may limit access to patients with private health insurance or ability to pay.
- The Alzheimer Society of Canada notes more than 770,000 Canadians live with dementia as lecanemab is approved in 51 countries with 35,000 already treated.
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