Nefiracetam

Nefiracetam
Clinical data
Routes of
administration		Oral
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • US: Unscheduled
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life3-5 hours[1]
Identifiers
  • N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)acetamide
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ChEMBL
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ECHA InfoCard100.163.910 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC14H18N2O2
Molar mass246.310 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C2N(CC(=O)Nc1c(cccc1C)C)CCC2
  • InChI=1S/C14H18N2O2/c1-10-5-3-6-11(2)14(10)15-12(17)9-16-8-4-7-13(16)18/h3,5-6H,4,7-9H2,1-2H3,(H,15,17) checkY
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Nefiracetam is a nootropic drug of the racetam family. Preliminary research suggests that it may possess certain antidementia properties in rats.[2]

  1. ^ Fujimaki Y, Sudo K, Hakusui H, Tachizawa H, Murasaki M (September 1992). "Single- and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of nefiracetam, a new nootropic agent, in healthy volunteers". The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 44 (9): 750–754. doi:10.1111/j.2042-7158.1992.tb05513.x. PMID 1360528. S2CID 25913554.
  2. ^ Murphy KJ, Foley AG, O'connell AW, Regan CM (January 2006). "Chronic exposure of rats to cognition enhancing drugs produces a neuroplastic response identical to that obtained by complex environment rearing". Neuropsychopharmacology. 31 (1): 90–100. doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300810. PMID 15988469.