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" " This study suggests that several critical factors can be evaluated to help answer some of the important questions posed by Alzheimer 's disease patients and their families , " says Neil Buckholtz , Ph.D ., chief of the NIA 's Dementias of Aging Branch . More than 97 percent of plans raised their prices for Lipitor , another cholesterol-lowering drug , while more than 92 percent of plans raised their prices for Aricept and 89 percent raised prices for Plavix , drugs used for Alzheimer 's and stroke , respectively . For the fact is that hospice is not widely recognized and not very often used by Alzheimer families . Technological innovations have enormous potential to address some of the challenges posed by Alzheimer 's disease . A number of clinical studies have suggested that cholinesterase inhibitors , which are commonly used for Alzheimer 's disease , can also have a positive effect on cognition , psychiatric symptoms , and global function in patients with PD plus dementia . Some of those with mild memory problems also had signs of other difficulty with judgement , problem solving or with personal care , which are typically seen with Alzheimer 's disease . If it going to be used for Alzheimer 's , depression or any other medical condition , it must be done under medical supervision . Some researchers believe that the dysfunctions of neurons seen with Alzheimer 's disease start from damage to the synaptic functions . The Hapgood family , plagued by a number of demons ( some psychological , some supernatural ) , find their lives rapidly disintegrating when the family matriarch , stricken by Alzheimer 's disease , moves into the house . Donepezil ( Aricept ) : Donepezil is the drug most widely used for Alzheimer 's disease . It is hoped that this research can be used by Alzheimer 's support groups and the medical community to ease these burdens . There was an improvement in a small number of cases , but in a large number the deterioration usually seen with Alzheimer 's was slowed . Otherwise , the drug had no effect on cognitive function in women who took the drug compared to those who did not , as assessed by a series of tests used for Alzheimer 's patients .