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Okay, let's answer these questions in regards to the medication memantine.
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Now, this is a medication that is used for moderate to severe alzheimer's disease.
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So with that in mind, let's take a look at the expected pharmacological action.
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So this will be, we expected to reduce the activity of or reduce glutamate activity, which is a neurotransmitter in the brain.
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So in the brain by acting as an antagonist, see by acting as an antagonist to nmda receptors.
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Okay, so next, what is the therapeutic use? like i said, it is used to treat moderate to severe alzheimer's disease.
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And what are the complications? so what are the side effects essentially? the side effects are dizziness, lightheadedness.
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Let's see, lightheadedness, headache is one of the common ones.
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Let's see we also have um confusion and constipation okay what is the medication administration so this is going to be orally administered contraindication you would not give this drug to someone who has a renal impairment so let's see renal impairment and also anyone with seizures.
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So seizure disorder, anyone that has that.
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Nursing intervention, so you have to monitor kidney function.
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So let's write that down...