10 agosto 2021
Position Statement on Anti-Dementia Medication for Alzheimer’s Disease by Swiss Stakeholders
Abstract:
The present document represents the position of Swiss health-care associations, clinical and research centers, research-supporting foundations, and the association Alzheimer Switzerland regarding the care of persons with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. We claim that dementia is not part of normal aging but a disease developing more frequently in old age; early diagnosis and treatment of dementia is paramount; all patients with dementia have the right to receive state-of-the-art treatments; more intense information, education, and counseling on dementia are necessary; media should provide balanced and fair reporting of scientific discoveries on Alzheimer’s and dementia; all patients with dementia have the right to be treated; anti-dementia drugs should be used and accompanied by listening, compassion, and understanding.
Alzheimer Svizzera
Gurtengasse 3
3011 Berna
www.alzheimer-svizzera.ch
è un’associazione senza scopo di lucro con più di 10 000 membri e circa 130 000 sostenitori. L’organizzazione è rappresentata da una sezione in ogni cantone. Da oltre 30 anni Alzheimer Svizzera sostiene con professionalità le persone affette da demenza, i loro familiari e il personale addetto alle cure e all’assistenza.