"Galantamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A benzazepine derived from norbelladine. It is found in GALANTHUS and other AMARYLLIDACEAE. It is a cholinesterase inhibitor that has been used to reverse the muscular effects of GALLAMINE TRIETHIODIDE and TUBOCURARINE and has been studied as a treatment for ALZHEIMER DISEASE and other central nervous system disorders.
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D005702
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.052.500 D03.633.100.079.525
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Galantamine" by people in Profiles.
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Galantamine provides sustained benefits in patients with 'advanced moderate' Alzheimer's disease for at least 12 months. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2003; 15(2):79-87.