A 4p per day drug for high blood pressure could become the first ever treatment for one of the most common forms of dementia within a decade, say two leading charities. The widely prescribed drug amlodipine has shown promising effects in people with vascular dementia, the most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's Society and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) today (3 December 2013) announce the beginning of a major new £2.25m clinical trial to test the drug's effectiveness in people with the condition.

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