Dimebon Improves Alzheimer's Symptoms

An old hay fever drug Dimebon is found to significantly improve Alzheimer's disease symptoms. Dimebon is a drug initially designed as an antihistamine for hayfever treatment. The drug was licensed in Russia, but it was later taken off the market, because there were newer and better working drugs licensed. Researchers examined 183 patients with mild and moderate dementia who did not receive any treatment. Half of patients were given a 20 mg dose of Dimebon 3 times a day, and the other half was given a placebo. Six months later patients were checked for memory status by asking to recall words and perform simple tasks. Those taking Dimebon scored four points better than those taking the placebo. Patients taking Dimebon reported condition improvement after 6 months, compared to the condition they had before the study begun, bu... [read full story]