noun
- Plural of amantadine; antiviral drugs used to treat influenza and symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; typically used in clinical or scientific contexts
Examples
- Amantadines are prescribed to reduce the severity of flu symptoms in some patients.
- The doctor considered amantadines as a treatment option for the patient's Parkinson's disease.
- Amantadines work by blocking viral replication in infected cells.
- Several amantadines have been approved by the FDA for antiviral use.
- Resistance to amantadines has increased in recent influenza strains.