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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2017 Apr 25;38(7):637–648. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2017.03.011

Table 1.

Current pharmacological strategies for treatment of cognitive deficits in tauopathies.

Year Approved Drug Brand Name Disease Stage Mechanism of Action Disease Modifying Delay Disease Progression
1996 Donepezil Aricept All stages Cholinesterase inhibitor No No
2000 Rivastigmine Exelon All stages Cholinesterase inhibitor No No
2001 Galantamine Razadyne Mild to moderate Cholinesterase inhibitor No No
2003 Memantine Namenda Moderate to Severe NMDA receptor antagonist No No
2014 Donepezil+ Memantine NAMZARIC Moderate to Severe Cholinesterase inhibitor + NMDA receptor antagonist No No