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Podcast: Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Episode: Memantine Pharmacology
Description: Memantine is classified as an NMDA receptor antagonist. Memantine pharmacology is complex as is the pharmacology of any medication working in the brain. This drug can help reduce the activity of glutamate, an excitatory neurotransmitter which can play a role in Alzheimer’s dementia.
Memantine has an extended release dosage form that is dosed once per day compared to twice per day for the immediate release. However, the cost of the extended release is much more expensive, so it is recommended to begin with the immediate release.
Memantine is cleared by the kidney. In patients wi...