Product Description:

• Memantine is used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD; a brain disease that slowly destroys the memory and the ability to think, learn, communicate and handle daily activities). Memantine is in a class of medications called NMDA receptor antagonists.


• It works by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain.


• Memantine may improve the ability to think and remember or may slow the loss of these abilities in people who have AD.


• However, memantine will not cure AD or prevent the loss of these abilities at some time in the future.

How To Use:

Starting Dosage:

• 5 mg once daily.

Target Dosage:

• 20 mg once daily.

Titration:

• Dosage increased by 5 mg daily in weekly intervals as tolerated.

Titration Schedule:

• Week 1: 5 mg daily.


• Week 2: 10 mg daily (5 mg twice daily).


• Week 3: 15 mg daily (5 mg one time and 10 mg one time daily).


• Week 4: 20 mg daily (10 mg twice daily).

Warnings And Precautions:

• Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to memantine, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in memantine tablets, capsules, and oral solution.


• Ask your pharmacist or check the manufacturer's patient information for a list of the ingredients.


• Tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking.

Be sure to mention any of the following:

• Acetazolamide (Diamox); amantadine; dextromethorphan (Robitussin, others); methazolamide (Nepatazane); potassium citrate and citric acid (Cytra-K, Polycitra-K); sodium bicarbonate (Soda Mint, baking soda); and sodium citrate and citric acid (Bicitra, Oracit).


• Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.


• Tell your doctor if you have or have a urinary tract infection now or if you develop one during your treatment with memantine and if you have or have ever had seizures, difficulty urinating, or kidney or liver disease.


• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking memantine, call your doctor.


• If you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking memantine.

Ingredients:

• Memantine

Dosages of Memantine:

Tablet:

• 5 mg.


• 10 mg.


• 20 mg.

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