Look up: rimantadine

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   rimantadine
   <chemical> An RNA synthesis inhibitor that is used as an antiviral agent in the prophylaxis and treatment of influenza. ... Pharmacological action: antiviral agents, nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors. ... Chemical name: Tricyclo(3.3.1.13,7)decane-1-methanamine, alpha-methyl- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   Rimantadine
   `Rimantadine` (INN, sold under the trade name `Flumadine`) is an orally administered antiviral drug used to treat, and in rare cases prevent, Influenzavirus A infection. When taken within one to two days of developing symptoms, rimantadine can shorten the duration and moderate the severity of influenza. It is a derivate of adamantane, like a similar drug amantadine. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1994.
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   rimantadine
   (ri-man´tә-dēn) an antiviral agent used in prophylaxis and treatment of influenza A.
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   rimantadine
   (from the article `Bird Flu—The Next Human Pandemic?`) Can a bird-flu pandemic be prevented? Laboratory tests suggest that two popular antiviral drugs, amantadine (Symmetrel) and rimantadine (Flumadine), ... ...suggest that antiviral drugs developed for human flu viruses would work against bird flu infection in humans. The H5N1 vir...
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