Science news articles about 'amantadine'

... studied occurred between 2001-2004, at which time amantadine was the frontline therapy for treatment and prophylaxis of influenza A. Since 2004, there has been increasing influenza resistance to amantadine and neuraminidase inhibitors have become the newest antivirals ...

... of resistance to adamantanes -- which include the nonprescription drugs amantadine and rimantadane -- appears to be linked to Chinese farmers ...

... testing, the triple combination of oseltamivir (Tamiflu), amantadine (Symmetrel) and ribavirin showed a significant capacity ...

... channel. But the paper also reports that when there are high concentrations of amantadine in the membrane, the drug will also attach to a second site ... measurements of the distances between the drug and the protein. The researchers also found that amantadine spins when it binds to the inside of the proton channel ...

Mode of Action: New finding on flu drug's binding to virus proton channel could aid drug design.

... (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressants, and amantadine, a Parkinson's disease treatment. Some Antidepressants May Bump ... neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's, is often treated with amantadine. The drug helps alleviate patients' motor ...

... recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control — amantadine (brand names Symadine and Symmetrel) and rimantadine ... drugs have become ineffective, the massive misuse of amantadine in poultry may have played a role, Cross said. In the West ...

... prototype p7 inhibitor classes—adamantanes (amantadine and rimantadine) and alkylated imino-sugars (IS). This confirmed ...