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* Importance: One of the the first treatments approved by the FDA and the first approved for treatment of [[Influenza]] Infections. Nearly 100% of influenza viruses had developed resistance to rimantadine, and it is no longer recommended as a treatment for the flu. Interestingly, in 1969 it was also discovered that Amantadine helped reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. | * Importance: One of the the first treatments approved by the FDA and the first approved for treatment of [[Influenza]] Infections. Nearly 100% of influenza viruses had developed resistance to rimantadine, and it is no longer recommended as a treatment for the flu. Interestingly, in 1969 it was also discovered that Amantadine helped reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. | ||
* See [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] for more information about other drugs and disorders. | * See [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] for more information about other drugs and disorders. | ||
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