Phenotropil Pharmacology
02 Jul 2018
Phenylpiracetam - Nootropic drug. Has expressed posed anti-amnesic action activates the integrative activity of the brain, helps memory consolidation, improves concentration and mental performance, facilitates learning processes, accelerates the transfer of information between the hemispheres of the brain, increases resistance brain tissue to hypoxia and toxic effects, possesses anticonvulsant activity and anxiolytic activity, regulates the processes of activation and inhibition of CNS, improves mood.
Phenotropil has a positive effect on metabolic processes and blood circulation of the brain, stimulates redox processes, increases the energy potential of the body through the utilization of glucose, improves regional blood flow in ischemic areas of the brain. Increases the content of noradrenaline, dopamine and serotonin in the brain.
Does not affect levels of GABA, is not associated with GABAA - and GABAÂ-receptors, has no significant impact on the spontaneous bioelectrical activity of the brain.
Phenotropil has no effect on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. It has a weak diuretic effect. Has anorexic activity in exchange application.
Phenotropil has a moderately activating effect on motor reactions, increases physical performance, has a pronounced antagonism against the cataleptic action of neuroleptics, reduces the severity of the hypnotic action of ethanol and hexenal.
Stimulating effect of Phenotropil prevails in the ideational sphere. Moderate psychoactive effect of the drug is combined with anxiolitic activity. Phenotropil improves mood, has analgesic effect, increasing pain threshold.
Phenotropil stimulates the production of antibodies in response to the introduction of antigen, indicating its immunostimulatory properties, but at the same time does not cause the development of hypersensitivity reactions of immediate type and does not change the allergic inflammatory reaction of the skin caused by the introduction of foreign protein.
In the course of application of Phenotropil does not develop drug dependence and tolerance. When the drug was canceled, there was no development of withdrawal syndrome.
The action of Phenotropil is manifested after a single dose, which is important when using the drug in extreme conditions.