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View Post: Med-Chemist: Memantine for Huntington's disease ?
16 Nov 2009 by Syn-chemist  
Memantine is the first in a novel class of Alzheimer's disease medications acting on the glutamatergic system by blocking NMDA glutamate receptors. Memantine is marketed under the brands Axura and Akatinol by Merz, Namenda by Forest, ...
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View Post: Effectiveness of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine for ...
4 Mar 2008 by Parminder Raina, Pasqualina Santaguida,...  
Purpose: To review the evidence for the effectiveness of cholinesterase inhibitors (donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine, and tacrine) and the neuropeptide-modifying agent memantine in achieving clinically relevant improvements, ...
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View Post: Alzheimer's News .... keeping you informed ...: Questions on ...
6 Nov 2009 by n.haywardwright@gmail.com (Nicky Hayward-Wright)  
There is no scientific proof that patients with moderate or severe Alzheimer's disease benefit from drugs containing the agent memantine. This is the conclusion in the final report that the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health ...
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View Post: Memantine: a review of studies into its safety and efficacy in treatin
20 Nov 2009
Memantine is a safe and effective drug that merits further research on several topics. Clinicians should be aware of new studies and potential uses of memantine because of its safety and efficacy.Keywords: memantine, Alzheimer's disease ...
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View Post: MEMANTINE
17 Nov 2009 by Dr. Farhan Ahmad Khan  
Treats symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, such as problems with memory, concentration, and. judgment. How to Use This Medicine: Tablet. 􀁺 Your doctor will tell you how much of this medicine to use and how often. ...
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View Post: Memantine and Alzheimer's Disease
9 Nov 2009 by Aurora  
Recently I had the opportunity to read some studies of the dementia medication called memantine. In some of my earlier articles in Daily Dose, I had explored the misuse and overuse of atypical antipsychotics for the management of ...
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