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THE Northern Echo has launched a campaign to ensure that thousands of Alzheimer's sufferers are not denied vital drugs which can slow down the effects of this terrible disease. A decision by NHS drugs watchdog the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) means that from November 22, 2006, doctors will no longer be able to prescribe the drugs to newlydiagnosed patients in the early and late stages of Alzheimer's.

Dementia drugs watchdog U-turn

PRAISE FOR U-TURN: Ken Clasper

12:00am Thursday 7th October 2010

HUNDREDS of thousands of people denied access to Alzheimer's drugs could now get them after a U-turn by the health watchdog, it was announced today.

Ruling triggers review of drug availability on NHS

NEW HOPE: Ken Clasper, with his wife, Janice, at home in Chester-le-Street

8:28am Friday 2nd May 2008

RESTRICTIONS on the availability of anti-dementia drugs on the NHS are to be reviewed after a landmark court ruling.

Drug battle goes to the Court of Appeal

8:51am Tuesday 15th April 2008

A BATTLE over the funding for Alzheimer's drugs on the NHS went to the Court of Appeal today.

Prime Minister rejects cancer drugs plea

8:29am Thursday 25th October 2007

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has rejected an MP's plea for him to intervene in the row about access to anti-dementia drugs.

Dementia drug companies to challenge High Court verdict

GIVING VIEWS: Neil Hunt, centre, the chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society, speaks outside the High Court

9:10am Saturday 11th August 2007

THE makers of anti-dementia drug Aricept will appeal against a High Court verdict yesterday upholding a ban on patients receiving treatment for the mild stages of Alzheimer's.

Dementia sufferers 'failed by system'

9:30am Tuesday 7th August 2007

DEMENTIA sufferers are being failed by the system, Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis admitted yesterday.

Damning report of dementia 'failings'

10:35am Wednesday 4th July 2007

THE Department of Health stands condemned today for failing thousands of dementia patients in desperate need of help.

Alzheimer’s drugs ‘are not cost effective’

9:37am Thursday 28th June 2007

NEW drugs for Alzheimer's disease were a very long way off being cost effective for mild sufferers, the High Court was told yesterday.

Outcry as dementia drug rules published

10:44am Tuesday 26th June 2007

CONTROVERSIAL guidelines that will deny thousands of Alzheimer's sufferers access to dementia drugs were published today - and were immediately condemned as a "confusing mess".

The campaign must go on

10:43am Tuesday 26th June 2007

LAST Friday, thousands of people in 30 towns and cities across the North-East and the wider country marched in the hope they could persuade the Government to disregard controversial advice from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) to restrict access to dementia drugs.

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