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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C12H21N.ClH
Molecular Weight 215.763
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.CC12CC3CC(C)(C1)CC(N)(C3)C2

InChI

InChIKey=LDDHMLJTFXJGPI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C12H21N.ClH/c1-10-3-9-4-11(2,6-10)8-12(13,5-9)7-10;/h9H,3-8,13H2,1-2H3;1H

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula ClH
Molecular Weight 36.461
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C12H21N
Molecular Weight 179.3018
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry MIXED
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9120573

NAMENDA (marketed under the brands Namenda among others) is an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Persistent activation of central nervous system N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors by the excitatory amino acid glutamate has been hypothesized to contribute to the symptomatology of Alzheimer’s disease. Memantine is postulated to exert its therapeutic effect through its action as a low to moderate affinity uncompetitive (open-channel) NMDA receptor antagonist which binds preferentially to the NMDA receptor-operated cation channels. There is no evidence that memantine prevents or slows neurodegeneration in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Memantine showed low to negligible affinity for GABA, benzodiazepine, dopamine, adrenergic, histamine and glycine receptors and for voltage-dependent Ca2+, Na+ or K+ channels. Memantine also showed antagonistic effects at the 5HT3 receptor with a potency similar to that for the NMDA receptor and blocked nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with one-sixth to one-tenth the potency. In vitro studies have shown that memantine does not affect the reversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by donepezil, galantamine, or tacrine.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Memantine was first synthesized by Eli Lilly and Company and patented in 1968, as documented in the Merck Index, as a derivative of amantadine, an anti-influenza agent.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
NAMENDA

Approved Use

Namenda (memantine hydrochloride) is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

Launch Date

1.0662624E12
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
25.34 ng/mL
20 mg single, oral
dose: 20 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MEMANTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
19.69 ng/mL
5 mg 14 times / 2 weeks multiple, oral
dose: 5 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
MEMANTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
6.2 ng/mL
5 mg single, oral
dose: 5 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MEMANTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1853 ng × h/mL
20 mg single, oral
dose: 20 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MEMANTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
386.37 ng × h/mL
5 mg 14 times / 2 weeks multiple, oral
dose: 5 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
MEMANTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
540 ng × h/mL
5 mg single, oral
dose: 5 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MEMANTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
62 h
20 mg single, oral
dose: 20 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MEMANTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
64.57 h
5 mg 14 times / 2 weeks multiple, oral
dose: 5 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
MEMANTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
66.86 h
5 mg single, oral
dose: 5 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MEMANTINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
400 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 400 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 400 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Restlessness, Psychosis...
Other AEs:
Restlessness (1 patient)
Psychosis (1 patient)
Visual hallucinations (1 patient)
Somnolence (1 patient)
Stupor (1 patient)
Loss of consciousness (1 patient)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Loss of consciousness 1 patient
400 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 400 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 400 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Psychosis 1 patient
400 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 400 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 400 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Restlessness 1 patient
400 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 400 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 400 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Somnolence 1 patient
400 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 400 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 400 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Stupor 1 patient
400 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 400 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 400 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Visual hallucinations 1 patient
400 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 400 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 400 mg
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Overview

Overview

OverviewOther

Drug as perpetrator​Drug as victimTox targets

Tox targets

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
[Memantine and neurogenic bladder disorders within the bounds of spastic conditions].
1982
Methyl parathion acute toxicity: prophylaxis and therapy with memantine and atropine.
1990 May-Jun
Inhibition by memantine of the development of persistent oral dyskinesias induced by long-term haloperidol treatment of rats.
1996 Oct
How to overcome resistance of influenza A viruses against adamantane derivatives.
1998 Feb
The glutamatergic system and neurodegeneration in dementia: preventive strategies in Alzheimer's disease.
1999 Jan
Anticonvulsants for soman-induced seizure activity.
1999 Mar-Apr
A double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre study of memantine in mild to moderate vascular dementia (MMM500).
2002 Nov
The ability of new non-competitive glutamate receptor blockers to weaken motor disorders in animals.
2003 Mar
Mechanisms intrinsic to 5-HT2B receptor-induced potentiation of NMDA receptor responses in frog motoneurones.
2004 Oct
Safety and tolerability of once-daily versus twice-daily memantine: a randomised, double-blind study in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease.
2007 Mar
Effects of memantine on neuronal structure and conditioned fear in the Tg2576 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
2008 Dec
Memantine and NMDA antagonism for chronic migraine: a potentially novel therapeutic approach?
2008 Feb
Galantamine-induced pisa syndrome: memantine as an alternative.
2008 Jun
Memantine-induced myoclonus and delirium exacerbated by trimethoprim.
2008 Mar
Profound pain reduction after induction of memantine treatment in two patients with severe phantom limb pain.
2008 Oct
Memanti-nium chloride 0.1-hydrate.
2009 Aug 19
Memantine dosing in patients with dementia.
2009 Feb
Role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in polychlorinated biphenyl mediated neurotoxicity.
2009 Jan 10
Protection of DFP-induced oxidative damage and neurodegeneration by antioxidants and NMDA receptor antagonist.
2009 Oct 15
[Effects of electroacupuncture on expression of Abeta positive cells of the hippocampus and SOD activity in rats with streptozocin-Alzheimer's disease].
2010 Dec
Inhibition of apoptosis in human retinal pigment epithelial cells treated with benzo(e)pyrene, a toxic component of cigarette smoke.
2010 May
Sensitive and rapid HPLC method for determination of memantine in human plasma using OPA derivatization and fluorescence detection: application to pharmacokinetic studies.
2010 Oct-Dec
Antinociceptive Effect of Memantine and Morphine on Vincristine-induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Rats.
2010 Sep
Memantine prevents aluminum-induced cognitive deficit in rats.
2011 Nov 20
The role of memantine in the treatment of psychiatric disorders other than the dementias: a review of current preclinical and clinical evidence.
2012 Aug 1
Glial activation and post-synaptic neurotoxicity: the key events in Streptozotocin (ICV) induced memory impairment in rats.
2014 Feb
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Initial dose is 5 mg once daily. Increase dose in 5 mg increments to a maintenance dose of 10 mg twice daily. A minimum of 1 week of treatment with the previous dose should be observed before increasing the dose.
Route of Administration: Oral
Neuronal SK-N-SH cells were treated with 10 uM memantine and was measured levels of secreted total A beta precursor protein APP (sAPP), APP alpha isoform and A beta((1-40)) in a time dependent manner for up to 24h. Memantine significantly decreased the levels of the secreted form of sAPP, sAPP alpha and A beta((1-40)) compared to vehicle treated cells.
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Name Type Language
MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE
EMA EPAR   JAN   MART.   MI   ORANGE BOOK   USAN   USP-RS   WHO-DD  
USAN  
Official Name English
MEMANTINE HCL
Common Name English
Memantine hydrochloride [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
ACRESCENT
Brand Name English
EBIXA
Brand Name English
MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
AUXURA
Brand Name English
NAMZARIC COMPONENT MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Brand Name English
3,5-DIMETHYLTRICYCLO(3.3.1.1(SUP 3,7))DECAN-1-AMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
NAMENDA
Brand Name English
MEMANTINE RATIOPHARM
Brand Name English
MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE [JAN]
Common Name English
1-AMINO-3,5-DIMETHYLADAMANTANE HYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
MARIXINO
Brand Name English
MEMANTINE MYLAN
Brand Name English
MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
MEMANTINE MERZ
Brand Name English
MEMARY
Brand Name English
MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE [MI]
Common Name English
NSC-102290
Code English
TRICYCLO(3.3.1.1(SUP 3,7))DECAN-1-AMINE, 3,5-DIMETHYL-, HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE [MART.]
Common Name English
SUN-Y7017
Code English
MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE COMPONENT OF NAMZARIC
Brand Name English
MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
3,5-DIMETHYL-1-ADAMANTANAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
BALAXUR
Brand Name English
AKATINOL
Brand Name English
MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE [USAN]
Common Name English
MEMANTINE LEK
Brand Name English
FP-01
Code English
MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE [EMA EPAR]
Common Name English
MEMANTINE ACCORD
Brand Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS EBIXA (AUTHORIZED: ALZHEIMER DISEASE)
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EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS MEMANTINE ACCORD (AUTHORIZED: ALZHEIMER DISEASE)
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EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS MEMANTINE RATIOPHARM (AUTHORIZED: ALZHEIMER DISEASE)
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EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS MEMANTINE LEK (AUTHORIZED: ALZHEIMER DISEASE)
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EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS AXURA (AUTHORIZED: ALZHEIMER DISEASE)
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EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS BALAXUR (REUFSED: ALZHEIMER DISEASE)
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EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS MEMANTINE MERZ (AUTHORIZED: ALZHEIMER DISEASE)
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EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS MEMANTINE MYLAN (AUTHORIZED: ALZHEIMER DISEASE)
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EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS ACRESCENT (REFUSED: ALZHEIMER DISEASE)
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NCI_THESAURUS C38149
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EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS MARIXINO (AUTHORIZED: ALZHEIMER DISEASE)
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Code System Code Type Description
NSC
102290
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DRUG BANK
DBSALT000456
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CHEBI
64323
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JAPANESE REVIEW
MACUGEN
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PRIMARY APPROVED JANUARY 2011
ChEMBL
CHEMBL807
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1380502
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SMS_ID
100000090085
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RXCUI
236685
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID90961439
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NCI_THESAURUS
C47601
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CAS
41100-52-1
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DAILYMED
JY0WD0UA60
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PUBCHEM
181458
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EVMPD
SUB03137MIG
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MERCK INDEX
m7167
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PRIMARY Merck Index
ECHA (EC/EINECS)
255-219-6
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USAN
PP-38
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FDA UNII
JY0WD0UA60
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