MEMANTINE

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What is the most significant information I must know about memantine?

• Till using memantine, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have a seizure mess, cataracts, liver or kidney malady, or a bladder or kidney infection.

• Memantine can reason side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.

What is memantine?

• Memantine reduces the actions of chemicals in the brain that may contribute to the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

• Memantine is used to treat temperate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

• Memantine may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my healthcare provider till taking memantine?

• Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to memantine.

• Till using memantine, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:

· epilepsy or another seizure disorder;

· cataracts;

· liver disease;

· kidney malady; or

· a bladder or kidney infection.

• If you have any of these conditions, you may need a doze adjustment or particular trials to safely take memantine.

• FDA pregnancy category B. This medicine is not expected to be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

• It is not known whether memantine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

How must I take memantine?

• Take this medicine exactly as it was predesigned for you. Do not take the medicine in larger amounts, or take it for longer than recommended by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

• Your doctor may occasionally change your doze to create certain you get the excellent results from this medication.

• Take this medication with a full glass of water.

• Memantine can be taken with or without food.

• The liquid (oral solution) form of this medicine comes with patient instructions for safety and effective use. Follow these directions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

• Do not mix the oral solution with any another liquids.

• Rinse the empty oral syringe with clean water and let it to air dry after each use.

• It is significant to use memantine regularly to get the most benefit. Get your prescription refilled till you run out of medication completely.

• To be certain this medicine is helping your condition, and is not causing deleterious effects, doctor will need to check your progress on a regular basis. Do not miss any scheduled appointments.

• Store memantine at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Hold the liquid medication bottle tightly closed with the cap provided. Do not store the bottle with the oral syringe in it.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for your following doze, skip the missed doze and take the medication at your following regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medicine.

• Overdose symptoms may include restlessness, drowsiness, unusual behavior, hallucinations, feeling light-headed, or fainting.

What must I avoid while taking memantine?

• Memantine can reason side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.

What are the possible side effects of memantine?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Stop using memantine and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

· cough, chest tightness, fever, trouble breathing;

· chest pain, quick heart rate;

· confusion, hallucinations;

· sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;

· lack of coordination;

· fainting or seizure (convulsions);

· urinating smaller than normal or not at all;

· pale skin, light bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness; or

· heighten blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, trouble concentrating, chest pain, numbness, seizure).

• Smaller serious side effects may include:

· nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, loss of appetite;

· dizziness, weary feeling;

· weight loss;

· swelling in your hands or feet;

· quick heart rate;

· light bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness;

· joint pain;

· anxiety, aggression;

· skin rash;

· redness or swelling of or near your eyes; or

· urinating more than usual.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Speak your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect memantine?

• Till taking memantine, speak your doctor if you are using any of the next drugs:

· cimetidine (Tagamet);

· nicotine (Commit, Habitrol, Nicoderm, Nicotrol, Nicorette);

· ranitidine (Zantac);

· quinidine (Cardioquin, Quinadex, Quinaglute);

· sodium bicarbonate (Alka-Seltzer, baking soda antacid house remedy);

· antiviral medicine such as amantadine (Symmetrel) or rimantadine (Flumadine);

· cool or cough medication that contains dextromethorphan;

· a diuretic (water pill) such as hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ, HydroDiuril, Hyzaar, Lopressor, Vasoretic, Zestoretic) or triamterene (Dyrenium, Maxzide, Dyazide);

· medication to treat glaucoma, such as acetazolamide (Diamox), dichlorphenamide (Daranide), or methazolamide (Neptazane, MZM, Glauctabs); or

· an oral diabetes medication that contains metformin (such as Fortamet, Glucophage, Actoplus Met, Avanda met, Metaglip, Glucovance).

• This list is not complete and there may be another drugs that can interact with memantine. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about memantine.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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