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Amantadine

C10H17N151.25 g/mol Calculated

Also called Aminoadamantane, Viregyt and Virosol.

An antiviral repurposed for Parkinson's disease and for the involuntary movements that levodopa can cause.

Sources and notes
  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
  • Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
  • 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
  • 3D modelfrom sourcePubChem 3D conformerLoaded after the page has painted, and on a phone only when you ask for it; the 2D drawing shows until it arrives.

Where you encounter it

Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. Amantadine on the product labels we hold.

Medicines

GocovriAdded by the makerActive ingredient

Every product and list we hold

Sources and notes
  • The product labels and their strengthsfrom sourceDailyMed (FDA label)Each label lists the molecule as an ingredient, and an active ingredient at the strength shown.
  • How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
  • The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.

Explore its structure

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A nitrogen carrying one or two hydrogens. Its spare pair of electrons can pick up a hydrogen ion, so an amine is a base.

From: standard chemistry.

Sources and notes
  • The drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKitThe page's one shipped drawing, with the chosen part lit in amber under it.
  • The partscomputedFound by ruleEach part is found by a chemical pattern, never picked by hand atom by atom; its words say where they come from.

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
C10H17N
Molecular weight
151.25 g/mol
XLogP3octanol/water, log units
2.4
Polar surface areatopological
26 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
1
Rotatable bonds
0
Complexity
144

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem

Danger Corrosive pictogram (GHS05), Irritant pictogram (GHS07) and Health hazard pictogram (GHS08); hazard statements H302, H314, H315, H318, H319, H335, H412

Reported Licence

The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Amantadine for human use (NDA 208944, authorized August 24, 2017), as Gocovri. Drugs@FDA

Groups it belongs to

Category
Prescription medicine
Family
Parkinson's medicines
Chemical groups
Amines
Elements
Nitrogen
Hazard classes
Corrosive, Irritant, Health hazard, GHS Danger
SMILESC1C2CC3CC1CC(C2)(C3)N

PubChem CID 2130 · Wikidata Q409761 · InChIKey DKNWSYNQZKUICI-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed

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Questions
What is Amantadine?
An antiviral repurposed for Parkinson's disease and for the involuntary movements that levodopa can cause.
How toxic is Amantadine?
Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Corrosive, Irritant and Health hazard. from source
What kind of molecule is Amantadine?
Amantadine has the formula C10H17N and a molecular weight of 151.25 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under Parkinson's medicines, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
What else is Amantadine called?
Amantadine is also called Aminoadamantane, Viregyt and Virosol. from source
Who licenses Amantadine as a medicine?
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Amantadine for human use (NDA 208944, authorized August 24, 2017), as Gocovri. from source
Sources and notes
  • Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
  • Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
  • ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
  • Licencefrom sourceDrugs@FDARead 2026-10-21.
  • Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09

Keep exploring

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Sources and notes
  • Similar in shapecomputedRDKit Morgan/TanimotoNeighbours by structural fingerprint; the sentence names the chemical groups the two share.
  • The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit