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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Fatigue 2 2
Essential Tremors 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 33%
Mild
0 0%
None
2 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Nausea/Vomiting
1 33%
general ill feeling
1 33%
Fatigue
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  100 mg daily
  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
1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Doctor's advice
1 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe
1 50% Side effects too severe: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Amantadine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Stopped Taking Amantadine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
1
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 33%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 33%
< $25
2 67%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.