Amantadine

🧮 Dose calculator

Parkinson's disease · Regimen source: FDA Amantadine caps. · Dosage and Administration — Parkinsonism

• • With serious illness or other antiparkinson drugs: 100 mg daily, after 1–several weeks twice daily. FDA Amantadine caps. · Dosage and Administration — Parkinsonism

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Amantadine caps. · Pregnancy

  “Pregnancy Category C The effect of amantadine on embryofetal and peri-postnatal development has not been adequately tested, that is, in studies conducted under Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and according to current recommended methodology.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Amantadine caps. · Nursing Mothers

  “Amantadine is excreted in human milk.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Amantadine caps. · Pediatric Use

  “The safety and efficacy of amantadine in newborn infants and infants below the age of 1 year have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.