{"id":2706,"date":"2023-05-23T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/?p=2706"},"modified":"2023-05-22T10:00:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:00:43","slug":"fda-approves-drug-to-treat-agitation-in-alzheimers-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/in-home-care-fda-approves-drug-to-treat-agitation-in-alzheimers-dementia","title":{"rendered":"FDA Approves Drug to Treat Agitation in Alzheimer\u2019s Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"Agitation seen in dementia is among many of the common causes that lead to caregiver burnout and community\/facility placement and can lead to resident quality of life issues. On Thursday, May 11th, the Food and Drug Administration approved, for the first time, a drug to treat agitation symptoms in Alzheimer\u2019s disease. The drug, Rexulti, is an antipsychotic medication whose new approval covers its use as a once-daily treatment to ease emotional symptoms over time. This is the first FDA-approved treatment option for this indication.\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\nCheck out these articles from <a href=\"https:\/\/alzheimersnewstoday.com\/news\/fda-approves-rexulti-agitation-associated-alzheimers-dementia\/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Food%20and%20Drug,specific%20indication%20in%20the%20U.S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alzheimer&#8217;s News Today<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcknights.com\/news\/clinical-news\/a-first-fda-approves-drug-to-treat-agitation-in-alzheimers-dementia\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NWLTR_MLT_CLINICAL_051223&amp;hmEmail=28U5ZiODtcb9Dlr%2FAEsyijIZDo7e%2Fi8h&amp;sha256email=7c975518319540a97c94302b87600c9883b0fd4c03a537b272e7397f5c4ea911&amp;elqTrackId=3ee8442e9b2a4b70b22d3751a5024b78&amp;elq=fed91fc098c74ede9e7ae432d03be335&amp;elqaid=3940&amp;elqat=1&amp;elqCampaignId=2639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McKnights Long-Term Care News<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/fda-approves-first-drug-treat-agitation-symptoms-associated-dementia-due-alzheimers-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FDA News Release<\/a> for more information.\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_2718\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2718\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bigstock-headache-at-117100061-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"In-Home Care Roswell GA - FDA Approves Drug to Treat Agitation in Alzheimer\u2019s Dementia\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bigstock-headache-at-117100061-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bigstock-headache-at-117100061-768x512.jpg 768w, 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