Memantine

Memantine
Clinical data
Trade namesAxura, Ebixa, Namenda, others[1][2]
Other names1-Amino-3,5-dimethyladamantane; 3,5-Dimethyladamantan-1-amine; Dimethyladamantanamine; DMAA; D145; D-145
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa604006
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  • AU: B2
Routes of
administration		By mouth
Drug classNMDA receptor antagonist
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability100%[8][9]
Protein binding45%[8][9]
MetabolismMinimal[9]
Metabolites• Memantine glucuronide[8][9]
• 6-Hydroxymemantine[8][9]
• 1-Nitrosomemantine[8][9]
Elimination half-life60–80 hours[8][9]
ExcretionUrine (57–82% unchanged)[8][9]
Identifiers
  • 3,5-dimethyltricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decan-1-amine
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ECHA InfoCard100.217.937 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H21N
Molar mass179.307 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • NC12CC3CC(C)(C1)CC(C)(C3)C2

  • as HCl: Cl.NC12CC3CC(C)(C1)CC(C)(C3)C2
  • InChI=1S/C12H21N/c1-10-3-9-4-11(2,6-10)8-12(13,5-9)7-10/h9H,3-8,13H2,1-2H3 checkY
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  • as HCl: InChI=1S/C12H21N.ClH/c1-10-3-9-4-11(2,6-10)8-12(13,5-9)7-10;/h9H,3-8,13H2,1-2H3;1H
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Memantine, sold under the brand name Namenda among others, is a medication used to slow the progression of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease.[10][11][8] It is taken by mouth.[10][8]

Common side effects include headache, constipation, sleepiness, and dizziness.[10][11] Severe side effects may include blood clots, psychosis, and heart failure.[11] It is believed to work by acting on NMDA receptors, working as a pore blocker of these ion channels.[8][10]

Memantine was first discovered in 1963.[8][12][13] It was approved for medical use in Germany in 1989, in the European Union in 2002, and in the United States in 2003.[13][10][14] It is available as a generic medication.[11] In 2022, it was the 150th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 3 million prescriptions.[15][16]

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