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 MedlinePlus Drug Information: Rimantadine
tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to rimantadine or any other drugs.
This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Your doctor will order certain lab tests to check your response to rimantadine.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a698029.html   (470 words)

  
 Rimantadine Hydrochloride
Other drugs may interact with rimantadine; consult your doctor for specific advice if you are taking any other prescription or over-the-counter medication.
If you have the flu, do not stop taking the drug before the scheduled end of therapy even if you begin to feel better, as this may lead to a relapse.
Do not drive or engage in hazardous work until you determine how the medicine affects you.
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 Prevention and Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
In a single-dose study of patients with anuric renal failure, the apparent clearance of rimantadine was approximately 40% lower, and the elimination half-life was approximately 1.6-fold greater than that in healthy persons of the same age.
Possible reasons for the increase in influenza vaccination levels, especially among persons aged greater than or equal to 65 years, include greater acceptance of preventive medical services by practitioners, increased delivery and administration of vaccine by health-care providers and sources other than physicians, and the initiation of Medicare reimbursement for influenza vaccination in 1993.
No clinically significant interactions between rimantadine and other drugs have been identified.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/PrevGuid/m0052500/m0052500.asp   (10149 words)

  
 rimantadine - [Medication]
Your pharmacist has more information about rimantadine written for health professionals that you may read.
Do not take any prescription or over-the-counter medicines for weight loss, for colds, for allergies, or to help you stay awake without first talking to your doctor or pharmacist.
Continue to take rimantadine and talk to your doctor if you experience
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 Rimantadine (Systemic)
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do.
Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.
Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
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 Anti-flu drugs and drug resistance
Rimantadine and amantadine are effective only against type A influenza.
All four drugs are available by prescription only, and it is best to consult with your health care provider to determine what drug might be best for you.
When either amantadine or rimantadine is used for therapy, drug-resistant flu viruses may appear in about one-third of patients.
http://www.foodconsumer.org/777/8/Scientists_Find_Growing_Resistance_to_Anti-Flu_Drugs_.shtml   (1347 words)

  
 Vaccine Strategies
Amantadine hydrochloride and rimantadine hydrochloride are related drugs which interfere with the viral cycle of influenza type A. For information concerning amantadine and rimantadine drug therapy, link to the drug therapy page.
Administration of the drugs does not interfere with the immune response to vaccination.
Amantadine and rimantadine have been demonstrated to cause minor side affects such as nausea, lightheadedness, and anxiety in a small percentage of recipients.
http://www.brown.edu/Courses/Bio_160/Projects1999/flu/vaccines.html   (1209 words)

  
 APIC CDC: Resistance makes 2 older flu drugs ineffective
Patients who are currently being treated with amantadine or rimantadine should be switched to one of the newer drugs immediately, she said.
"What this means is that clinicians should not use amantadine or rimantadine to treat influenza because the drugs will not be effective," CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding said at an unusual Saturday press teleconference today.
The newer drugs are effective against both A and B types of flu, whereas the older drugs work only for type A, and the newer drugs also may have fewer side effects, she said.
http://id_center.apic.org/apic/influenza/general/news/jan1405fludrugs.html   (867 words)

  
 CDC - Influenza (Flu) When to Use Antiviral Drugs for the Flu
All of these medications are prescription drugs, and a doctor should be consulted before the drugs are used.
However, you will need to begin taking an antiviral drug within 2 days after becoming sick.
Four antiviral drugs (amantadine, rimantadine, zanamavir and oseltamivir) have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of influenza.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/antiviral   (871 words)

  
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 Rimantadine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[1] Cimetidine also affects the body's uptake of rimantadine.
Approximately 6% of patients (compared to 6% of patients taking a placebo) reported side effects.
It is a derivate of adamantane, like a similar drug amantadine.
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 Rimantadine: a clinical perspective -- Wintermeyer and Nahata 29 (3): 299 -- The Annals of Pharmacotherapy
Rimantadine: a clinical perspective -- Wintermeyer and Nahata 29 (3): 299 -- The Annals of Pharmacotherapy
Controlled double-blind studies were evaluated to assess the efficacy of rimantadine in prophylaxis and treatment of influenza A infection.
DATA EXTRACTION: The data on antiviral activity, pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, and drug interactions were obtained from various articles on rimantadine in open and controlled studies.
http://www.theannals.com/cgi/content/abstract/29/3/299   (305 words)

  
 Flu Facts
Amantadine and Rimantadine are 75-90% effective in preventing influenza A when given prophylactically.
The drug is used to prevent influenza A or to treat early influenza A. It is used to prevent transmission of influenza A in outbreaks and may be given to persons who cannot receive the vaccine.
Amantadine and rimantadine decrease the severity of influenza A if given within 48 hours of developing symptoms.
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 Amantadine and Rimantadine Sensitive H5N1 Approaches Europe
Initially, however, both Amantadine and Rimantadine should be effective against H5N1 that is
The H5N1 from China should be susceptible, but resistance could develop.
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/08020507/H5N1_Amantadine_Rimantadine.html   (111 words)

  
 rimantadine - Medical and health information on the common cold and flu
DRUG INTERACTIONS: There are no known, clinically important drug interactions with rimantadine.
SIDE EFFECTS: The risk of side effects with rimantadine is less than 3% or 1 in 30 patients who are treated.
PRESCRIBED FOR: Rimantadine is used for the prevention or treatment of infections with influenza A virus, especially for individuals at high-risk such as immunosuppressed patients and nursing home residents.
http://www.medicinenet.com/rimantadine/article.htm   (508 words)

  
 DrugBank: Rimantadine
Rimantadine, a cyclic amine, is a synthetic antiviral drug and a derivate of adamantane, like a similar drug amantadine.
For the prophylaxis and treatment of illness caused by various strains of influenza A virus in adults.
The mechanism of action of rimantadine is not fully understood.
http://redpoll.pharmacy.ualberta.ca/drugbank/cgi-bin/getCard.cgi?CARD=APRD01219.txt   (373 words)

  
 Flumadine - Drugs & Vitamins - Drug Library - DrugDigest
Check with your health care professional before stopping or starting any of your medicines.
Rimantadine is not an effective treatment for colds or for other viruses.
Tell your prescriber or health care professional if your symptoms do not improve within a few days, if you are being treated for influenza.
http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Uses/0,3915,595Flumadine,00.html   (474 words)

  
 Treatment of Influenza - 100% Immunization Campaign
In a seasonal prevention study conducted in nursing homes, oseltamivir reduced the incidence of laboratory confirmed clinical influenza from 4.4% for the placebo group to 0.4% for the treatment group.
Resistance can develop in up to one third of patients when either amantadine or rimantadine is used.
Influenza specific antiviral drugs - adamantanes (amantadine, rimantadine) and neuraminidases (oseltamivir, abamivir) are an important adjunct, but NOT a substitute to vaccine.
http://www.immunizeseniors.org/website/p3_assisted.htm   (2096 words)

  
 ZymeTx, Inc. - Physician Resources [ information and solutions for flu, influenza, & other viral diseases ]
Patients with asthma or COPD may experience bronchospasm with zanamivir, and should have a fast-acting inhaled bronchodilator available.
Amantadine and rimantadine may cause adverse (but not severe) reactions in some persons.
Side effects of zanamivir are comparable to placebo, although the safety of this drug has not been established in patients with chronic pulmonary disease.
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 Arch Intern Med -- Abstract: Comparison of Central Nervous System Adverse Effects of Amantadine and Rimantadine Used as ...
From the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, Denver (Dr Keyser), and the Department of Pharmacy Services (Ms Karl and Dr Bertino), the Department of Medicine (Drs Nafziger and Bertino), The Research Institute (Drs Nafziger and Bertino), and the Clinical Pharmacology Research Center (Drs Nafziger and Bertino), Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY.
Arch Intern Med -- Abstract: Comparison of Central Nervous System Adverse Effects of Amantadine and Rimantadine Used as Sequential Prophylaxis of Influenza A in Elderly Nursing Home Patients, May 22, 2000, Keyser et al.
Comparison of Central Nervous System Adverse Effects of Amantadine and Rimantadine Used as Sequential Prophylaxis of Influenza A in Elderly Nursing Home Patients
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/160/10/1485   (324 words)

  
 Children with influenza A infection: treatment with rimantadine -- Hall et al. 80 (2): 275 -- Pediatrics
During the seven-day study, of the 22 children in the rimantadine
Furthermore, the mean inhibitory concentration of rimantadine increased
Children with influenza A infection: treatment with rimantadine -- Hall et al.
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/80/2/275   (525 words)

  
 Amantadine and Rimantadine Treatments for H5N1
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Amantadine and Rimantadine Treatments for Migratory Bird H5N1
The above paragraph from today's Lancet article comparing the labeling on oseltamivir and zanamivir, incorrectly states that that amantadine and rimantadine are ineffective against H5N1 in vitro.
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 Flumadine news articles
...study found that 92 percent had developed some form of resistance to amantadine and rimantadine – marketed as Symmetrel and Flumadine, respectively – the...
Current drugs that can be considered include Symmetrel (Amantadine), Flumadine (Rimantadine) and Zanamivir (Relenza).
...such medications are available in the United States: Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate), Relenza (zanamivir), Symmetrel (amantadine), and Flumadine (rimantadine).
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 RIMANTADINE (By mouth)
Your doctor will tell you how much to take and how often.
If you are taking this medicine to treat flu symptoms, you should take rimantadine as soon as possible after the flu symptoms begin (within 48 hours).
There may be other brand names for this medicine.
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 HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results
antiviral medications such as amantadine, rimantadine, and oseltamivir.
Amantadine and rimantadine are chemically related antiviral drugs...
Agents for Influenza A Amantadine and rimantadine are chemically related and are effective...
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 Amantadine or rimantadine for influenza (flu)
Because side effects occur less often with rimantadine, it may be a better choice.
This difference may have an impact on which medication is used to treat people who have diseases affecting the kidneys or liver.
However, in children, it is used only to prevent influenza A. Antiviral medications may prevent complications of type A influenza illness in high-risk people; the evidence is not conclusive.
http://www.webmd.com/hw/cold_and_flu/hw121633.asp   (706 words)

  
 FDA APPROVES NEW ORAL FLU DRUG
Rimantadine has not been proven safe and effective for treating symptoms in children and is labeled as a treatment for adults only.
It is useful for patients who cannot tolerate vaccines -- for example, people who are allergic to vaccine components or who are taking drugs that suppress the immune system.
The new drug, rimantadine, is an antiviral agent that can alleviate flu symptoms in adults.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/ANS00530.html   (424 words)

  
 Amantadine and rimantadine for preventing and treating influenza A in adults
Amantadine hydrochloride and rimantadine hydrochloride have antiviral properties, but these drugs are not widely used due to a lack of knowledge of their potential value and concerns about possible adverse effects.
The drugs amantadine and rimantadine both help to prevent and relieve influenza A in adults, but amantadine has more adverse effects
Amantadine and rimantadine for preventing and treating influenza A in adults
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 Influenza Strain, H3N2, Resistant To Antivirals Amantadine And Rimantadine
Laboratory testing by CDC on the predominant strain of influenza (H3N2) currently circulating in the United States shows that it is resistant to these drugs.
This represents a sharp increase from last year when only 11 percent of isolates tested were resistant and 1.9 percent were resistant the year before that.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the USA announced today that clinicians should not prescribe two common antivirals (amantadine and rimantadine) to treat or prevent influenza during the 2005-2006 influenza season.
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with PBS or treated with 40 mg/kg of body weight of rimantadine
The sensitivity of the 1918 M virus to amantadine or rimantadine was assessed in a plaque-reduction assay (29).
An uninfected but treated control group was included also.
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Flumadine (rimantadine hydrochloride) is a synthetic antiviral drug available as a 100 mg film-coated tablet and as syrup for oral administration.
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