Definition of Piracetam

1. Noun. A nootropic drug, 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Piracetam

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Piracetam

1. A compound suggested to be both a nootropic and a neuroprotective agent. Its efficacy and mechanisms of action are not clear. Pharmacological action: neuroprotective agents, nootropic agents. Chemical name: 1-Pyrrolidineacetamide, 2-oxo- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Piracetam

piqueered
piqueerer
piqueerers
piqueering
piqueers
piques
piquet
piqueted
piqueting
piquets
piquillo
piquillos
piquing
piqure diabetes
pir
piracetam (current term)
piracetams
piracies
piracy
piragua
piraguas
pirai
pirais
pirameter
pirameters
pirana
piranas
piranha
piranhas
pirarubicin

Literary usage of Piracetam

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluationsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... Pilocarpine TN= Salagen Pilocarpine HC1 TN= Salagen piracetam TN= Nootropil Through December 31,1997 INDICATION DESIGNATED Treatment of cystinosis. ..."

2. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluationsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... Pilocarpine TN= Salagen Pilocarpine HC1 TN= Salagen piracetam TN= Nootropil Through December 31,1997 INDICATION DESIGNATED Treatment of cystinosis. ..."

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