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What is Amantadine?

Amantadine is an antiviral medication that blocks actions of viruses. It is used to treat and prevent certain strains of influenza A. It is also used to treat Parkinson's Disease and "Parkinson-like" symptoms such as stiffness and shaking that may be caused by the use of certain drugs.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
7 5%
Moderate
24 16%
Mild
21 14%
None
95 65%

Most commonly reported side effects

general ill feeling
12 8%
Edema
10 7%
blotchy skin on my legs
10 7%
Fatigue
9 6%
Constipation
7 5%
busy in the head
7 5%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Amantadine. See all 28 dosages ►

  100 mg all the time (24/7) 100mg as needed 2 100mg as needed daily 1 daily 1 mg daily 2 daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 daily 10 mg daily 12 mL daily 20 mg daily 200 mg weekly 30 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 daily 100 mg daily 2 x 50 mg/5 mL daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 4 x 50 mg/5 mL daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 900 mg daily 3100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 162 Number of Patients: 162 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 252 Number of Patients: 252 1 Number of Patients: 1 106 Number of Patients: 106 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Amantadine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
126 53% Did not seem to work: 53%
Side effects too severe
54 23% Side effects too severe: 23%
Doctor's advice
49 21% Doctor's advice: 21%
Other
33 14% Other: 14%
Not indicated
11 5% Not indicated: 5%
Expense
9 4% Expense: 4%
Personal research
6 3% Personal research: 3%
Course of treatment ended
5 2% Course of treatment ended: 2%

See all 227 patients who’ve stopped taking Amantadine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Amantadine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
18
30
48
74
123

Stopped Taking Amantadine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
31
44
31
42
23
55

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
115 78%
Usually
28 19%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
4 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
5 3%
Somewhat
15 10%
A little
22 15%
Not at all
105 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 1%
$100-199
2 1%
$50-99
2 1%
$25-49
12 8%
< $25
82 56%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 20, 2009.