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Memantine: a review of studies into its safety and efficacy in treating Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

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Grossberg, George, Thomas, Stuart·2009·Clinical Interventions in Aging

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Memantine: a review of studies into its safety and efficacy in treating Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias Stuart J Thomas, George T GrossbergDepartment of Neurology and Psychiatry, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USAAbstract: Memantine is an uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist with moderate affinity. Its mechanism of action is neuroprotective and potentially therapeutic in several neuropsychiatric diseases. It has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease (AD) either as a monotherapy or in combination with cholinesterase inhibitors. This review covers key studies of memantine’s safety and efficacy in treating moderate to severe AD. It also covers current research into other dementias including but not exclusively mild AD and vascular dementia. Other studies on the efficacy of memantine for other neuropsychiatric diseases are discussed. Memantine is a safe and effective drug that merits further research on several topics. Clinicians should be aware of new studies and potential uses of memantine because of its safety and efficacy.Keywords: memantine, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia

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  1. [97]Grossberg GT Manes F Allegri R A multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial of memantine extended-release capsule (28 mg, once daily) in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. [poster] 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association September 21–24, 2008 Salt Lake City, UT, USA Clinical Interventions in Aging is an international, peer-reviewed journal focusing on evidence-based reports on the value or lack thereof of treatments intended to prevent or delay the onset of maladaptive correlates of aging in human beings This journal is indexed on PubMed Central, MedLine, the American Chemical Society’s ‘Chemical Abstracts Service’ (CAS), Scopus and the Elsevier Bibliographic databases. The manuscript management system is completely online and includes a very quick and fair peer-review system, which is all easy to use. Visit http://www.dovepress.com/testimonials.php to read real quotes from published authors.

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Authors
Grossberg, G., & Thomas, S.
Affiliations
Saint Louis University (US)
Corresponding author
Grossberg, George
Venue
Clinical Interventions in Aging
Published
2009-09
Volume
4
Pages
367
ISSN
  • 1176-9092 (ISSN-L)
  • 1178-1998
OpenAlex
W2008348302
Cited by
151
References
104
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FWCI
1.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Clinical Interventions in Aging (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Keywords
memantine, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, NMDA receptor antagonists, drug safety, drug efficacy, cholinesterase inhibitors, vascular dementia, mild Alzheimer's disease, neuroprotection, neuropsychiatric disorders
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Humans, Memantine, Severity of Illness Index, Dopamine Agents, Treatment Outcome

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