Can anyone provide me with any information on the Namenda studies on autism?

Asked by philosopher (9065

) September 30th, 2011

I know that autismspeaks.org was funding them.This was last year.
I was told by a Psychiatrist in Iowa that his patients were having remarkable results.
I would appreciate any information you have. I can’t find much.
No one here will prescribe Namenda for autism. It is approved only for Alzheimer’s.

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Here’s one study.
The Clinical Trials Network [at Mount Sinai] sponsored by Autism Speaks in addition to Forest Pharmaceuticals are sponsoring several trials with memantine to study its impact on language, attention, motor planning, and memory in autism. (Source)

There usually have to be a couple trials before the FDA will let it be prescribed for people outside the studies. So you probably won’t be able to get your hands on Namenda for a bit longer.

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