The generic prescription drug memantine is also available as brand-name Namenda. It comes in three forms: immediate-release tablet, oral solution, and extended-release capsule. Memantine is prescribed ...

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 ...

Clinical trials have shown the benefits of cholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease. It is not known whether treatment benefits continue after the ...

Memantine is approved to treat moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Evidence suggests that it might also be useful with bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia and much more ...

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 a disappointing turn for Down's syndrome (DS) research, a trial to evaluate potential cognitive benefits of the drug memantine—already used as a treatment in Alzheimer's disease—showed no ...

The latest clinical practice guideline from the Deprescribing Guidelines for the Elderly Project, based at the Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, focuses on the discontinuation of ...

The drug memantine is a safe and effective therapy that helps patients suffering from moderate to severe Alzheimer disease for up to a year. However, evidence that the drug might slow the underlying ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There are no FDA-approved medications for post-traumatic headache. Most patients reported treatment had a ...

Effects of memantine in anxiety disorders are inconsistent. The authors note that studies of memantine in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) have been “disappointing.” However, the drug showed ...