Memantine, Color : White., Dosage Form : Tablet. 5mg; 10mg

Niksan Pharmaceutical is leading manufacturer and distributer of theMemantine among the other countries. Niksan Pharmaceutical is one of the major the supplier, distributer, exporter and manufacturer of the Memantine API and finished formulations in Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India. The products of Niksan Pharmaceutical and Niksan group companies are widely appreciated by the clients and other companies.

Niksan Pharmaceutical is the supplier, manufacturer, exporter and trader of Memantine in the domestic level as well as the international market. 

Niksan Pharmaceutical provides Memantine API in all over Indian states like Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Kerala, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh etc.

Niksan Pharmaceutical also provides Memantine API and finished formulations in all other countries of the world like Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Latvia, Egypt, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, United States, Austria, Belarus, Serbia, India, Spain, Slovenia, Nigeria, Croatia, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Portugal, South Korea, Greece, Philippines, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Japan etc.

Memantine is an antagonist of the NMDA (N-Methyl-D-Aspartate)-receptor subtype of glutamate receptor. It is used to slow the neurotoxicity thought to be involved in Alzheimer disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

SYNONYMS: Memantina, Memantine, Memantinum

IUPAC NAME: 3,5-dimethyladamantan-1-amine

CAS NO: 19982-08-2

FORMULA: C₁₂H₂₁N

MOLECULAR MASS:179.30 g/mol

STORAGE OF MEMANTINE:Keep this drug at a temperature between 59°F and 77°F (15°C and 25°C). Keep this drug away from light and high temperature. Don't store this medication in moist or damp areas, such as bathrooms.

APPLICATIONS OF MEMANTINE Memantine is a medication that comes in a tablet form. It treats dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease. Dementia affects your thinking, memory, reasoning, personality, mood and behavior.

HOW TO USE: Memantine comes as a tablet, a solution (liquid), and an extended-release (long-acting) capsule to take by mouth. The solution and tablet are usually taken once or twice a day with or without food.

HOW MEMANTINE WORKS: Memantine works by blocking the effects of a chemical called glutamate. Glutamate sends messages between nerve cells in the brain. Nerve cells damaged by Alzheimer's disease make too much glutamate which can cause more damage. Memantine protects nerve cells by blocking the effects of too much glutamate.

CONTRAINDICATIONS OF MEMANTINE: 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.

PHARMACOKINETICS OFMEMANTINE: Memantine is well absorbed after oral administration and has linear pharmacokinetics over the therapeutic dose range. It is excreted predominantly in the urine, unchanged, and has a terminal elimination half life of about 60-80 hours.

SIDE EFFECTS OF MEMANTINE:  Memantine is not a cure for dementia but it can help with symptoms like being forgetful, feeling confused or feeling anxious. The most common side effects of memantine are feeling sleepy or dizzy, headaches, nervousness, pounding in the ears, constipation and shortness of breath.

PRECAUTIONS: This medication contains memantine, Do not take Namenda XR or Namenda if you are allergic to memantine or any ingredients contained in this drug.Keep out of reach of children, In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center immediately.