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Dementia Treatment (PE886)

Tuesday 20 March 2007 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 3 contributions · 2 speakers

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Michael McMahon Lab The Convener · Hamilton North and Bellshill
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PE886 was lodged by James McKillop, who is the chairman of the Scottish dementia working group. The petition calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive and NHS Quality Improvement Scotland to ensure continued availability on prescription of medications such as donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine and memantine for treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. At our meeting on 19 April, the committee agreed to write to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, NHS QIS, and Irene Oldfather MSP, who is the convener of the short-term working group on Alzheimer's disease. Responses have been circulated to members.

Helen Eadie Lab Dunfermline East
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I suggest that we write to the Scottish Executive to seek its views on the adoption by NHS QIS of the NICE recommendations, given that there is strong opposition to the recommendations.In her letter to the committee, Irene Oldfather said that the Scottish intercollegiate guidelines network recommends"that donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine should be available as treatment options at the mild and moderate stages"of Alzheimer's disease. I record my appreciation for the hard and tenacious work that Irene Oldfather and the short-term working group have done in raising awareness of the issue. I congratulate them for that work and hope that the committee will agree to my recommendation.

Michael McMahon Lab The Convener · Hamilton North and Bellshill
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Do members agree with Helen Eadie's recommendation?Members indicated agreement.

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