Dementia Australia chief executive Professor Tanya Buchanan said the decision means Australians have less choice when it comes to their treatment.
The national peak body supporting people living with dementia, Dementia Australia, has said it's "disappointed" after the Therapeutic Goods Administration rejected a "disease-modifying" Alzheimer's drug for use in Australia.
The drug is approved for use in the UK, USA, China, Japan South Korea, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates and Israel.Dementia Australia is disappointed by the initial decision of the Therapeutic Goods Administration to reject Lecanemab for use in Australia. "While we respect the TGA as Australia's medicines regulator, should this decision be upheld, it will be a blow to Australians who may be able to benefit from Lecanemab," Buchanan said.
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