amantadine hydrochloride

amantadine hydrochloride
amantadine hydrochloride [ə man′tə dēn΄, ə man′tədin΄]
a white, crystalline drug, C10H17N·HCl, used to prevent and treat certain forms of influenza and to treat parkinsonism: also called amantadine n.

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