Piracetam

Abstract

Piracetam (Fig. 1) corresponds chemically to 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide with an empirical formula of C₆H₁₀N₂O₂ and a molecular weight of 142.2.

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Summary of product characteristics-piracetam. UCB Pharma Ltd. Last update 25 Jan 2011.
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UCL-Institute of Neurology Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Queen Square, London, London
P. N. Patsalos
Epilepsy Society Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, UK
P. N. Patsalos

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Patsalos, P.N. (2013). Piracetam. In: Antiepileptic Drug Interactions. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2434-4_16