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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C12H21N
Molecular Weight 179.3018
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of MEMANTINE

SMILES

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

InChI

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

HIDE SMILES / InChI

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

2003
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
Methyl parathion acute toxicity: prophylaxis and therapy with memantine and atropine.
1990 May-Jun
Susceptibility of primary human glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive brain cells to human immunodeficiency virus infection in vitro: anti-HIV activity of memantine.
1991 Jan
How to overcome resistance of influenza A viruses against adamantane derivatives.
1998 Feb
Anticonvulsants for soman-induced seizure activity.
1999 Mar-Apr
Anticonvulsant efficacy of N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists against convulsions induced by cocaine.
1999 May
Synergistic neurotoxicity by human immunodeficiency virus proteins Tat and gp120: protection by memantine.
2000 Feb
Prevention of cocaine-induced convulsions and lethality in mice: effectiveness of targeting different sites on the NMDA receptor complex.
2000 Jan 28
Uncompetitive antagonists of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors alter the mRNA expression of proteins associated with the NMDA receptor complex.
2001 Feb
The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor channel blockers memantine, MRZ 2/579 and other amino-alkyl-cyclohexanes antagonise 5-HT(3) receptor currents in cultured HEK-293 and N1E-115 cell systems in a non-competitive manner.
2001 Jun 22
Are neuronal nicotinic receptors a target for antiepileptic drug development? Studies in different seizure models in mice and rats.
2003 Apr 11
New platinum(IV) complex with adamantylamine ligand as a promising anti-cancer drug: comparison of in vitro cytotoxic potential towards A2780/cisR cisplatin-resistant cell line within homologous series of platinum(IV) complexes.
2004 Jun
Delusions and hallucinations in dementia with Lewy bodies: worsening with memantine.
2005 Aug 9
Memantine alleviates toxicity induced by dichlorvos in rats.
2005 Mar
Memantine: a review of its use in Alzheimer's disease.
2006
Simultaneous liquid chromatographic assay of amantadine and its four related compounds in phosphate-buffered saline using 4-fluoro-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole as a fluorescent derivatization reagent.
2006 May
A retrospective study of memantine in children and adolescents with pervasive developmental disorders.
2007 Mar
Visual hallucinations and agitation in Alzheimer's disease due to memantine: report of three cases.
2007 May
[Therapy of Alzheimer's disease: current status and future development].
2008
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
Memantine-induced myoclonus and delirium exacerbated by trimethoprim.
2008 Mar
Does memantine induce bradycardia? A study in the French PharmacoVigilance Database.
2008 Sep
NMDA antagonist memantine improves levodopa-induced dyskinesias and "on-off" phenomena in Parkinson's disease.
2010 Mar 15
Inhibition of apoptosis in human retinal pigment epithelial cells treated with benzo(e)pyrene, a toxic component of cigarette smoke.
2010 May
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
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.
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
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Name Type Language
MEMANTINE
HSDB   INN   MI   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
3,5-DIMETHYL-1-ADAMANTANAMINE
Systematic Name English
D-145
Code English
MEMANTINE [VANDF]
Common Name English
MEMANTINE [MI]
Common Name English
TRICYCLO(3.3.1.1(SUP 3,7))DECAN-1-AMINE, 3,5-DIMETHYL-
Common Name English
1-AMINO-3,5-DIMETHYLADAMANTANE
Systematic Name English
NEMDATINE
Brand Name English
Memantine [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
NSC-757843
Code English
memantine [INN]
Common Name English
DRG-0267
Code English
3,5-DIMETHYLTRICYCLO(3.3.1.1(SUP 3,7))DECAN-1-AMINE
Systematic Name English
MEMANTINE [HSDB]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C1509
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NDF-RT N0000020015
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NCI_THESAURUS C38149
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WHO-ATC N06DX01
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WHO-ATC N06DA52
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WHO-VATC QN06DA52
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NDF-RT N0000175745
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WHO-VATC QN06DX01
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LIVERTOX NBK547981
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WHO-ATC N06DA53
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NDF-RT N0000020015
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EMA ASSESSMENT REPORTS NEMDATINE (AUTHORIZED: ALZHEIMER DISEASE)
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Code System Code Type Description
FDA UNII
W8O17SJF3T
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SMS_ID
100000085447
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RXCUI
6719
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INN
3952
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CAS
19982-08-2
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID5045174
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HSDB
7327
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IUPHAR
4253
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NCI_THESAURUS
C73269
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CLINICAL_TRIALS.GOV
NCT03527472
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PRIMARY Memantine for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (ClearMEMory)
PUBCHEM
4054
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DRUG CENTRAL
1679
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NSC
757843
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EVMPD
SUB08731MIG
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DAILYMED
W8O17SJF3T
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DRUG BANK
DB01043
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WIKIPEDIA
MEMANTINE
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MERCK INDEX
m7167
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PRIMARY Merck Index
MESH
D008559
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL807
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CHEBI
64312
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