What is OSMOLEX® ER
OSMOLEX® ER is a once-daily prescription medication used to treat adults with Parkinson’s disease or drug-induced extrapyramidal reactions.1

How does the extended release delivery system work?
This delivery system involves an immediate-release outer layer of amantadine that dissolves 30 to 60 minutes after the pill is swallowed. The tablet shell then absorbs water, which pushes more amantadine out of the tablet through a laser-drilled hole at a steady rate.
This results in a consistent delivery of amantadine.1,6
The Osmodex
delivery system
This delivery system allows for once-daily dosing with OSMOLEX® ER. When taken in the morning, amantadine
levels are higher during the day, without the need for a second mid-day dose.6
Osmotic pressure delivers amantadine at a controlled release rate throughout the day


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The color coating and outer layer of
amantadine dissolve -
The semipermiable tablet shell allows
water in without letting amantadine out -
Amantadine release through the laser-drilled
hole is driven by the osmotic pressure
in the stool as a tablet shell.
References:
- OSMOLEX® ER. Prescribing information. Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2021.
- Parkinson’s Disease. MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease. http://mghmind.org/disease-research/parkinsons-disease. Accessed April 18, 2019.
- Extrapyramidal Symptoms – statPearls.
- Blanchet P, Kivenko V. Drug-induced parkinsonism: diagnosis and management. Journal of Parkinsonism and Restless Legs Syndrome. 2016;6:83-91.
- Parkinson’s foundation. Amantadine. https://www.parkinson.org/Understanding-Parkinsons/Treatment/Prescription-Medications/Amantadine-Symmetrel. Accessed November 4, 2019.
- DeVries T, Dentiste A, Handiwala L, Jacobs D. Bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of once-daily amantadine extended-release tablets in healthy volunteers: results from three randomized, crossover, open-label phase 1 studies. Neurol Ther. 2019. DOI: 10.1007/s40120-019-0144-1.