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Encyclopedia: Amantadine

Amantadine (1-aminoadamantane, sold as Symmetrel®) is an antiviral drug that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1976 for the treatment of Influenzavirus A in adults. The drug has also been demonstrated to help reduce symptoms of Parkinson's disease and drug-induced extrapyramidal syndromes. As an antiparkinsonic it can be used as monotherapy; or together with L-DOPA to treat L-DOPA-related motor fluctuations (i.e., shortening of L-DOPA duration of clinical effect, probably related to progressive neuronal loss) and L-DOPA-related dyskinesias (choreiform movements associated with long-term L-DOPA use, probably related to chronic pulsatile stimulation of dopamine receptors). Amantadine has been shown to relieve SSRI-induced anorgasmia in some people, though not in all people. There have been anecdotal reports that low-dose amantadine has been successfully used to treat ADHD.^[1]

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How to say "Amantadine" in other languages:

	(Japanese)	アマンタジン
	(German)	Amantadin
	(Spanish)	Amantadina
	(French)	Amantadine

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ATC code N04

Etilevodopa and decarboxylase inhibitor N04BB Adamantane derivatives N04BB01 Amantadine N04BC Dopamine...

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List of psychiatric drugs

This is a list of psychiatric drugs or medications used by psychiatrists to treat mental illness or mental distress. It is not exhaustive. Please note, drugs might be referred to by either their generic or trade names. A Abilify Adapin Adderall Alprazolam Amantadine Amitriptyline Amoxapine...

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Avian influenza

standard antiviral drugs amantadine and rimantadine in H3N2 has increased from 1% in 1994 to 12% in 2003 to.... Measured resistance to the standard antiviral drugs amantadine and rimantadine in H3N2 has increased from 1... drugs such as oseltamivir, zanamivir and amantadine are sometimes effective in both preventing and...

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Influenza

: Amantadine Rimantadine Oselatamivir The myth of the "stomach flu" Many people use the term "stomach...

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Antiviral drug

-blockers, "amantadine" and "rimantidine", have been introduced to combat influenza, and researchers are...

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Parkinson's disease

. Amantadine hydrochloride, anticholinergics and COMT inhibitors tolcapone or entacapone are sometimes...

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Multiple sclerosis

. Fatigue can also be influenced by amantadine and modafinil. There is also treatment for bladder...

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