Symmetrel

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Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand of amantadine.

Example Sentences

“At the same time, often in an attempt to minimize side effects, other drugs were poured into him: Artane, Benadryl, Cogentin, Kemadrin, Symmetrel, Prolixin, Pamelor, Navane.”

From New York Times

The company has spent generously on drug research for two decades, but its first really promising product, an oral flu-preventive pill called Symmetrel, has been a commercial flop since it was introduced in 1967.

From Time Magazine Archive

Other disappointments: an antiflu pill called Symmetrel and a venture into the production of photo film.

From Time Magazine Archive

One notable case is the company's new anti-virus drug, Symmetrel, which derives from a compound of organic chemicals that has a uniquely diamond-shaped molecular structure and is called adamantane.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The pharmaceutical companies have been queuing up at our door seeking rights to manufacture or sell Symmetrel," says he, "but we're going to market it ourselves."

From Time Magazine Archive