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memantine
Sign in to saveAlso known as 3,5-dimethyl-1-adamantanamine, 1,3-dimethyl-5-adamantanamine, 3,5-dimethyl-1-aminoadamantane, 3,5-dimethyltricyclo[3.3.1.1(3,7)]decan-1-amine, 1-amino-3,5-dimethyladamantane, 1,3-dimethylaminoadamantane
Memantine, sold under the brand name Namenda among others, is a medication used to slow the progression of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease. It is taken by mouth.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C12H21N
- Molecular weight
- 179.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3,5-dimethyladamantan-1-amine
- SMILES
- CC12CC3CC(C1)(CC(C3)(C2)N)C
- InChIKey
- BUGYDGFZZOZRHP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.3
- Polar surface area
- 26 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
5,145 papers- Mechanism of action of memantine.Current opinion in pharmacology · 2006
- Cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine for the treatment of Alzheimer and non-Alzheimer dementias.Ideggyogyaszati szemle · 2021
- Memantine.Drugs & aging · 2003
- Memantine: Updating a rare success story in pro-cognitive therapeutics.Neuropharmacology · 2024
- Memantine Derivatives as Multitarget Agents in Alzheimer's Disease.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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Described at
Memantine: a medicine to treat some types of dementia. - NHS
NHS medicines information on memantine – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 179.1674
- Has use
- medication
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- Commons category
- Memantine
- medical condition treated
- Alzheimer's disease
- chemical formula
- C₁₂H₂₁N
- canonical SMILES
- CC12CC3CC(C1)(CC(C3)(C2)N)C
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- memantine
- defined daily dose
- 40
- subject has role
- dopaminergic
- described at URL
- www.healthline.com/health/drugs/memantine-oral-tablet
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Encyclopedic overview
31 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Alzheimer's disease and dementia
- Radiation therapy
- Adverse effects
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Glutamatergic
- Serotonergic
- Cholinergic
- Dopaminergic
- Sigmaergic
- Other actions
- Pharmacokinetics
- Absorption
- Distribution
- Metabolism
- Elimination
- Chemistry
- History
- Society and culture
- Recreational use
- Brand names
- Research
- Psychiatric disorders
- Parkinson's disease
- Apathy
- Long COVID
- Catatonia
- Autism spectrum disorder
- References
- Further reading
Memantine, sold under the brand name Namenda among others, is a medication used to slow the progression of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease. It is taken by mouth.
Common side effects include headache, constipation, sleepiness, and dizziness. Severe side effects may include blood clots, psychosis, and heart failure. It is believed to work by acting on NMDA receptors, working as a pore blocker of these ion channels.
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