Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drug, C20H24N5O4, used in its hydrochloride form to treat symptoms of Alzheimer's disease by inhibiting NMDA receptors.
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- noun medicine A
drug , derived fromadamantane , that is used to treatAlzheimer's disease ,dementia etc.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It also backs the use of Ebixa, known also as memantine and produced by Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck A/S, for severe disease and for some patients with moderate disease.
U.K. Reverses Stance On Alzheimer's Drugs Sten Stovall 2010
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And some research suggests that the drugs — memantine (Namenda), and cholinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil (Aricept and generic) and galantamine (Razadyne and generic) — may be more effective when taken together.
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So will the eventual DVD be sponsored by the makers of memantine, Merz Pharma?
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And some research suggests that the drugs—memantine (Namenda), and cholinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil (Aricept and generic) and galantamine (Razadyne and generic)—may be more effective when taken together.
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I tapped out the memantine and galantamine onto a napkin.
Thick With Memory 2010
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Others prefer to wait a year or two -- or until the patient progresses further in the disease -- to prescribe memantine.
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The company adds that it doesn't endorse the use of memantine for mild Alzheimer's.
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The new studies "lend some support" to adding memantine to the mix earlier, says Mayo C.inic physician Ronald C. Petersen, chairman of the nonprofit Alzheimer Association's Medical and Scientific Advisory C.uncil.
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"There will be a new debate" on when and how to prescribe memantine, adds Dr. Reisberg, who has received research funding from Forest and other pharmaceutical companies that sell Alzheimer's drugs.
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While there's no cure, some doctors say a two-drug cocktail including memantine is the best way to slow deterioration in quality of life.
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