Alzheimer's drug that slows decline given green light in UK - but won't be available on NHS

A drug that can slow the debilitating symptoms of Alzheimer's has been approved by the UK's medicines regulator.

But the NHS watchdog has ruled that the drug lecanemab is not cost-effective and won't be available, meaning it will only be accessible through private healthcare.

In the US the treatment costs £20,000 a year.

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