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What is Symmetrel?

Symmetrel is a brand name for amantadine, an antiviral drug used to reduce on/off fluctuations and involuntary movements (dyskinesias) in Parkinson's disease.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Treat Parkinson's 4 2
Fatigue 2 1
Other 1 0
to help reduce dyskinesia 1 0
Joint stiffness in right hand 1 1
Support another treatment 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 50%
None
2 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
1 25%
busy in the head
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  100 mg daily 200 mg daily 400 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Symmetrel (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
2 67% Doctor's advice: 67%
Other
1 33% Other: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Symmetrel

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Symmetrel

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

Stopped Taking Symmetrel

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 21, 2009.