Event date | Event |
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May 1997 | Donepezil first recorded in CPRD |
September 1998 | Rivastigmine first recorded in CPRD |
January 2001 | Galantamine first recorded in CPRD and first NICE guidance released |
December 2002 | Memantine first recorded in CPRD |
November 2006 | NICE recommended restricting drug access |
September 2007 | QOF revised to include dementia |
February 2009 | First National Dementia Strategy launched |
March 2011 | NICE removed recommendation restricting drug access |
January 2012 | Galantamine patent expired |
February 2012 | Donepezil patent expired |
May 2012 | Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge launched |
July 2012 | Rivastigmine patent expired |
April 2014 | Memantine patent expired |
February 2015 | Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 launched |