Pramiracetam is a nootropic

Nootropic

Nootropics , also referred to as smart drugs, brain steroids, memory enhancers, cognitive enhancers, and intelligence enhancers, are drugs, supplements, nutraceuticals, and functional foods that improve mental functions such as cognition, memory, intelligence, motivation, attention, and concentration...

 dietary supplement derived from piracetam

Piracetam

Piracetam is a nootropic drug. Piracetam's chemical name is 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide; it shares the same 2-oxo-pyrrolidone base structure with 2-oxo-pyrrolidine carboxylic acid . Piracetam is a cyclic derivative of GABA. It is one of the group of racetams...

, and is more potent (i.e. lower dosage is used). It belongs to the racetam

Racetam

Racetams are a class of nootropic drugs that share a pyrrolidone nucleus.-Mechanism:There is no generally accepted mechanism for racetams. They generally show no affinity for the most important receptors, although modulation of most important central neurotransmitters, including acetylcholine and...

 family of nootropics.

Pramiracetam was developed by Parke-Davis

Parke-Davis

Parke-Davis is a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Although no longer an independent corporation, it was once America's oldest and largest drug maker, and played an important role in medical history.- History :...

based on Piracetam, and is claimed to be 8-30 times stronger than Piracetam. It goes by the trade name Remen (Parke-Davis), Neupramir (Lusofarmaco) or Pramistar (Firma).

External links

• The Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute
• http://www.biopsychiatry.com/pramiracetam.htm