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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
2 3%
Moderate
8 12%
Mild
7 10%
None
50 75%

Most commonly reported side effects

general ill feeling
6 9%
blotchy skin
3 4%
blotchy skin on my legs
2 3%
Dizziness
2 3%
busy in the head
2 3%
Edema
2 3%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Amantadine. See all 17 dosages ►

  100mg as needed 2 100mg as needed daily 1 daily 1 mg daily 2 daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 200 mg weekly 30 mg daily 100 daily 100 mg daily 2 x 50 mg/5 mL daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 900 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 96 Number of Patients: 96 1 Number of Patients: 1 120 Number of Patients: 120 20 Number of Patients: 20 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
100 62% Did not seem to work: 62%
Side effects too severe
30 19% Side effects too severe: 19%
Doctor's advice
24 15% Doctor's advice: 15%
Other
19 12% Other: 12%
Not indicated
8 5% Not indicated: 5%
Personal research
5 3% Personal research: 3%
Expense
5 3% Expense: 3%
Course of treatment ended
2 1% Course of treatment ended: 1%

See all 155 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
1
10
15
27
26
60

Stopped Taking Amantadine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
24
32
19
29
13
37

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
51 76%
Usually
13 19%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
3 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 3%
Somewhat
7 10%
A little
5 7%
Not at all
53 79%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 1%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
5 7%
< $25
40 60%

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

Report created on November 20, 2009.