.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.N.N04BB01_1 .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.N.N04BB01_1| name: | Amantadine_1 |
| ATC code: | N04BB01_1 | route: | oral |
| n-compartments | 1 |
Amantadine is an antiviral and antiparkinsonian medication that works primarily as an NMDA receptor antagonist and is used to treat Parkinson's disease, drug-induced extrapyramidal symptoms, and formerly for the prophylaxis and treatment of influenza A. The drug is still approved and utilized for Parkinson's disease and related movement disorders.
Pharmacokinetic parameters reported in elderly subjects (mean age 69 years) after single oral dose.
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