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France removes state funding for dementia drugs

BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6930 (Published 30 December 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l6930

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Re: France removes state funding for dementia drugs

Dear Editor

The NICE guideline actually says "Do not offer AChE inhibitors or memantine to people with frontotemporal dementia" contrary to what is quoted here (1).

Dr Terry Mitchell
Geriatrician
Auckland, NZ

(1) https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng97/chapter/Recommendations#pharmacolo...

Competing interests: No competing interests

09 January 2020
Terry A Mitchell
Geriatrician
Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand