Japan approves its first Alzheimer’s drug

Japan approves its first Alzheimer’s drug
Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s disease, has ben approved for use in Japan (Eisai Co Ltd via AP/PA)

Japan’s health ministry has approved Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s disease that was jointly developed by Japanese and US pharmaceutical companies.

It is the first drug for treatment of the disease in a country with a rapidly ageing population.

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