Memantin je lek iz adamantanske klase lekova za tretiranje Alchajmerove bolesti koji deluje na glutamatergični sistem putem blokiranja NMDA glutamatnih receptora. On je prvi put sintetisan u kompaniji Eli Lili1968. Memantin je u prodaju pod imenima Aksura, Akatinol, Namenda, Ebiksa, Abiksa i Memoks. Uprkos dugogodišnjeg istraživanja, postoji malo dokaza da ima uticaja na blagu do umerene Alchajmerovu bolest.[6]
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