Pramiracetam

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Pramiracetam
Systematic (IUPAC) name
N-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl]-2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)acetamide
Clinical data
Trade names Neupramir, Pramistar, Remen
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status Unscheduled (US)
Routes Oral
Pharmacokinetic data
Half-life 4.5-6.5 hours
Identifiers
CAS number 68497-62-1 N
ATC code N06BX16
PubChem CID 51712
ChemSpider 46801 YesY
UNII 4449F8I3LE YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL159776 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C14H27N3O2 
Mol. mass 269.383 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Pramiracetam is a nootropic dietary supplement derived from piracetam, and is more potent (i.e. lower dosage is used). It belongs to the racetam family of nootropics, and goes by the trade name Remen (Parke-Davis), Neupramir (Lusofarmaco) or Pramistar (Firma).[1] Pramiracetam is used off-label for a wide range of applications.

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History

Pramiracetam was developed by Parke-Davis in the late 1970s. The first patents for this drug appeared in 1978 (Belgium) and 1979 (US), concurrent with its first reporting of nootropic characteristics.[2]

Side effects

Pramiracetam, like other members of the racetam family, is generally well-tolerated by humans. In a study where a small sample of human subjects with varying degrees of Alzheimer's disease were treated for 5-8 weeks, symptoms were few and mild. At relatively low dosages, a few participants reported headaches. One participant at the highest end of the dosage spectrum experienced sleepiness, decreased appetite, and dizziness. In another study where a small sample of healthy, male human subjects were treated for 10 days, no adverse events were reported.[2]

References

  1. ^ Axel Kleemann, Jürgen Engel, Bernd Kutscher und Dietmar Reichert: Pharmaceutical Substances, 4. Edition (2000), ISBN 978-1-58890-031-9
  2. ^ a b "Pramiracetam: Smarter Nootropics". March 30, 2012. http://www.smarternootropics.com/table-of-contents/pramiracetam/. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 

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