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Piracetam is a drug that has efficacy in cognitive disorders, vertigo, cortical myoclonus, dyslexia, and sickle cell anemia; sources differ on its usefulness for dementia. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Piracetam is sold as a medication in many European countries.
Piracetam. Corneliu E. Giurgea (6 January 1923, Bucharest – 30 December 1995, Brussels) [1] was a Romanian psychologist and chemist. In 1964 he synthesised Piracetam, which he has described as a nootropic. [2] Giurgea coined the term nootropic [3] [4] in 1972. [5] [6]
Further, piracetam is not a concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract or combination of any such dietary ingredient. Accordingly, these products are drugs, under section 201(g)(1)(C) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 321(g)(1)(C), because they are not foods and they are intended to affect the structure or any function of the body.
2-Pyrrolidone Piracetam. Racetams, also sometimes known simply as pyrrolidones, [1] are a class of drugs that share a pyrrolidone nucleus. [2] [3] [4] Many, but not all, specifically have a 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide nucleus. Some racetams, such as piracetam, aniracetam, oxiracetam, pramiracetam, and phenylpiracetam, are considered ...
Phenylpiracetam, also known as fonturacetam (INN Tooltip International nonproprietary name) and sold under the brand names Phenotropil, Actitropil, and Carphedon among others, is a stimulant and nootropic medication used in Russia and certain other Eastern European countries in the treatment of cerebrovascular deficiency, depression, apathy, and attention, and memory problems, among other ...
Oxiracetam (developmental code name ISF 2522) is a nootropic drug of the racetam family and a very mild stimulant. [1] [2] Several studies suggest that the substance is safe even when high doses are consumed for a long period of time.
All piracetam derivatives are not permitted to be sold as dietary supplements in the United States. [3] However, because they lack scheduling, piracetam derivatives like phenylpiracetam hydrazide are sold over the clear net accompanied by indications stating that the compound is "not for human consumption".
Methylphenylpiracetam is a derivative of piracetam and a positive allosteric modulator of the sigma-1 receptor. [1] [2] [3] It differs from phenylpiracetam by having a methyl group. [2] E1R is the (4R,5S) stereoisomer of methylphenylpiracetam that has been shown to have the greatest effect on the modulation of the sigma-1 receptor. [2]