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A new Alzheimer's drug has just been granted full approval by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Video. New Alzheimer’s drug gets full approval from US regulators

Updated: 07/07/2023 - 18:26 GMT+2

The treatment received conditional approval in January, but received full approval following a review of data from a further 1,800 patient study that showed the drug slowed cognitive decline by 5 months.

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