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MeSH Heading: Piracetam
Tree Number(s): D02.065.064.650; D02.241.081.018.110.650; D03.383.773.812.555
Unique ID: D010889
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010889
Scope Note: A compound suggested to be both a nootropic and a neuroprotective agent.
Entry Term(s): 2-Pyrrolidone-N-Acetamide; Avigilen; Axonyl; Cerebroforte; Cerepar N; Ciclofalina; Cuxabrain; Dinagen; Gabacet; Geram; Memo-Puren; Nootrop; Nootropil; Nootropyl; Normabraïn; Piracebral; Piracetam AbZ; Piracetam-RPh; Piracetrop; Pirazetam; Pyracetam; Pyramem; Sinapsan; UCB-6215
Pharm Action: Neuroprotective Agents
Nootropic Agents
Related Numbers: 7491-74-9
CAS Type 1 Name: 1-Pyrrolidineacetamide, 2-oxo-
Previous Indexing: Acetamides (1973-1974); Pyrrolidinones (1971-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PYRROLIDINONES 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under PYRROLIDINONES 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2017/05/24

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0016891
Related Numbers: 7491-74-9
Scope Note: A compound suggested to be both a nootropic and a neuroprotective agent.
Terms: Piracetam Preferred Term
Term UI T032089
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; 2-Pyrrolidone-N-Acetamide
Term UI T032088
Date05/19/1982
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Pyramem
Term UI T032090
Date04/27/1981
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Pirazetam
Term UI T032092
Date09/19/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Pyracetam
Term UI T032093
Date07/31/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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