Memantine Hydrochloride
Memantine Hydrochloride is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Memantine Hydrochloride; Generic name: MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE; Manufacturer: Bryant Ranch Prepack.
| Brand name | Memantine Hydrochloride |
|---|---|
| Generic name | MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE |
| Manufacturer | Bryant Ranch Prepack |
| Used for | 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Memantine hydrochloride is an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer's type. ( 1 ) Memantine hydrochloride tablets, USP are indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer's type. |
| Dosage | 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION May be taken with or without food ( 2 ) Initial dose is 5 mg once daily. Increase dose in 5 mg increments to a maintenance dose of 10 mg twice daily. A minimum of 1 week of treatment with the previous dose should be observed before increasing the dose. ( 2 ) Severe renal impairment: recommended dose is 5 mg twice daily. ( 2 ) The recommended starting dose of memantine hydrochloride is 5 mg once daily. The dose should be increased in 5 mg increments to 10 mg/day (5 mg |
| Active ingredient(s) | MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE |
| Route | ORAL |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=0ad2246a-ffa0-43a0-8094-58279d3e3a74 |