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What is the first Alzheimer's drug trial? Exploring the history of tacrine

In the early 1990s, the Alzheimer's Association assisted the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and a pharmaceutical company in launching and recruiting for clinical trials of tacrine. Understanding **what is the first Alzheimer's drug trial?** requires a look back at these groundbreaking studies, which led to the first FDA-approved medication to target symptoms of the disease.