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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
5 7%
Moderate
15 20%
Mild
14 19%
None
40 54%

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue
8 11%
blotchy skin on my legs
8 11%
Edema
8 11%
busy in the head
5 7%
Blurry vision
5 7%
general ill feeling
5 7%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Amantadine. See all 19 dosages ►

  100 mg all the time (24/7) 100mg as needed daily 1 daily 2 daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 daily 50 mg 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 3100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 58 Number of Patients: 58 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 126 Number of Patients: 126 1 Number of Patients: 1 82 Number of Patients: 82 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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
25 34% Did not seem to work: 34%
Side effects too severe
23 32% Side effects too severe: 32%
Doctor's advice
23 32% Doctor's advice: 32%
Other
14 19% Other: 19%
Expense
4 5% Expense: 5%
Not indicated
3 4% Not indicated: 4%
Course of treatment ended
3 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Personal research
1 1% Personal research: 1%

See all 69 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
5
8
13
21
46
59

Stopped Taking Amantadine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
11
11
12
10
18

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
58 78%
Usually
15 20%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
3 4%
Somewhat
7 9%
A little
17 23%
Not at all
47 64%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
2 3%
$25-49
6 8%
< $25
37 50%

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

Report created on November 20, 2009.