William K. Summers

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1944 –

89

Who is William K. Summers?

William Koopmans Summers is an independent neuroscientist and was the inventor of Tacrine as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease {US Patent No. 4,816,456}. Tacrine was the first FDA approved anti-dementia drug. Today there are five FDA approved anti-dementia drugs.

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Born
Apr 14, 1944
Also known as
  • William Summers, MD

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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