Dr. Paul Aisen answers the question: 'Using Namenda for Alzheimer's Disease?' May 4, 2009 -- Question: What is Namenda (memantine), how does it work and when is it used? Answer: There are two classes ...

Namenda (memantine) is a prescription drug used to treat dementia related to Alzheimer’s disease. Namenda comes as an oral tablet and an extended-release oral capsule. It’s a brand-name drug that’s ...

Steven T. DeKosky and Bengt Winblad led this live discussion on how the addition of memantine to the clinician's toolbox will change the management of Alzheimer's disease. Following its FDA approval ...

August 24, 2010 — The adamantine derivative, memantine, preferentially blocks excessive extrasynaptic activity of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) subtype of glutamate receptors (NMDAR), while largely ...

In nearly 20 years, aside from cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine is the only drug approved for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Memantine is an uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor ...

Memantine HCl 7mg, 14mg, 21mg, 28mg; ext-rel caps. Memantine is postulated to exert its therapeutic effect through its action as a low to moderate affinity uncompetitive (open-channel) N-methyl ...

Startle was measured as previously described (eg, Swerdlow et al, 2006a; see Supplementary Methods for details of signal acquisition and processing). Broadband noise (70 dB(A)) preceded active stimuli ...

Brain scan-ss-563672869 Before study initiation, NSE levels were similar for both groups. On Day 3 of the study, the NSE levels were 7.95 ± 2.86 ng/mL for the memantine group and 12.33 ± 7.09 ng/mL ...

Among users of antidementia drugs, persons using memantine have the highest risk of pneumonia, new research shows. The use of rivastigmine patches is associated with an increased risk as well, say ...

New research at the University of Chicago Medicine has found that a drug commonly used to treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease effectively reduced symptoms of adults who experience compulsive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Response rates on the SRS-2 and CGI-S were significantly higher in those given memantine. Memantine was also ...