(HealthDay)—Two major U.S. health systems say they will not administer the controversial new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm.
The decisions by the Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai’s Health System in New York City are the latest fallout from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s widely criticized approval of the Biogen drug on June 7, The New York Times reported.
Many experts say there’s no clear evidence the drug helps slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients, and the approval has triggered congressional investigations.
After an expert panel review of “all available scientific evidence on this medication,” the Cleveland Clinic has decided not to carry the drug at this time, the clinic said…
