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amantadine

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a·man·ta·dine  (-mnt-dn)
n.
An antiviral drug, C10H17N·HCl, also used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

[Alteration of adamantane, a hydrocarbon + -ine.]


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If taken early, the antiviral agents amantadine and rimantadine are effective in reducing the severity of influenza A, while zanamivir and oseltamivir are effective in reducing the severity of both influenza A and B.
The M2 blocker amantadine is widely used and available without a prescription in some countries, including China, note Yi Guan and Honglin then, both of the University of Hong Kong and Shantou University Medical College in China.
NMDA receptor-mediated glutamate toxicity of cultured cerebellar, cortical and mesen-cephalic neurons: Neuroprotective properties of amantadine and memantine.
 
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