ANDAORALCAPSULE
Approved
Feb 1987
Lifecycle
Post-LOE
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Mechanism of Action
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Pharmacodynamics Mechanism of Action Antiviral The mechanism by which amantadine exerts its antiviral activity is not clearly understood. It appears to mainly prevent the release of infectious viral nucleic acid into the host cell by interfering with the function of the…
Indications (12)
the treatment of parkinsonismdrug-induced extrapyramidal reactionsthe treatment of uncomplicated respiratory tract illness caused by influenza A virus strains especiallythe treatment of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (Paralysis Agitans)postencephalitic parkinsonismsymptomatic parkinsonism which may follow injury to the nervous system by carbon monoxide intoxicationthose elderly patients believed to develop parkinsonism in association with cerebral arteriosclerosisthe treatment of drug-induced extrapyramidal reactionsParkinson's Diseasehost immune response to influenza A infectionindividualsvaccination