NSC antagonists are disclosed as useful in the treatment of dementia, in delaying the onset of dementia, and in the prevention of dementia. Dementia so treated may be, for example, Alzheimer's Disease (AD). NSC antagonists for treating dementia such as AD may be administered alone, a) in combination with other drugs used for treating dementia, b) in combination with drugs that stabilize or increase blood plasma glucose levels, or with both a) and b). Pharmaceutical compositions, dosage forms, and methods for using the same are disclosed, which include NSC antagonists, NSC antagonists combined with dementia drugs, NSC antagonists combined with glucose-level stabilizing or enhancing drugs, or combinations of these. Dosage forms may be designed to provide stable plasma levels for extended periods of time. Exemplary pharmaceutical compositions include compositions including glibenclamide and memantine; glibenclamide and donepezil; tolbutamide and memantine; tolbutamide and donepezil; and these compositions further including glucagon and/or glucose.
NSC拮抗剂可用于治疗痴呆症、延缓痴呆症的发病和预防痴呆症。所治疗的痴呆症可以是阿尔茨海默病(AD)等。治疗痴呆症(如阿氏痴呆症)的 NSC 拮抗剂可单独使用,a) 与其他治疗痴呆症的药物联合使用,b) 与稳定或提高血浆
葡萄糖水平的药物联合使用,或同时使用 a) 和 b)。已公开的药物组合物、剂型和使用方法包括 NSC 拮抗剂、NSC 拮抗剂与痴呆症药物的组合、NSC 拮抗剂与稳定或提高血糖
水平的药物的组合或这些药物的组合。剂型可设计成能在较长时间内提供稳定的血浆
水平。示例性药物组合物包括格列本
脲和美
金刚;格列本
脲和
多奈哌齐;托布他胺和美
金刚;托布他胺和
多奈哌齐;这些组合物还包括胰高血糖素和/或
葡萄糖。