amantadine

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Vad betyder amantadine inom medicin ?

Amantadine, sold under the brand name Gocovri among others, is a medication used to treat dyskinesia associated with parkinsonism and influenza caused by type A influenzavirus, though its use for the latter is no longer recommended due to drug resistance. It acts as a nicotinic antagonist and noncompetitive NMDA antagonist. The antiviral mechanism of action is antagonism of the influenzavirus A M2 proton channel, which prevents viral shedding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amantadine

Diskussion om ordet amantadine

  • ESKB - 2009-06-03

    Amantadine är antibiotika medicin så det skulle kunna stå som förklaring.