nootropicadj.n.
/ˌnəʊə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪk/, /ˌnəʊə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪk/, U.S. /ˌnoʊəˈtrɑpɪk/ Pharmacology.
A. adj.
Designating or characteristic of a group of drugs considered to improve cognitive functioning, esp. to enhance memory, and used to treat some cases of dementia.
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nootropic1972
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine for mental conditions > [adjective] > other psychotherapeutic drugs
anxiolytic1962
nootropic1972
1972 Arzneimittel-Forschung 22 975/1 Piracetam may be regarded as a precursor of an entirely new category of drugs, for which the designation of ‘nootropic agents’ has been suggested.
1988 Arch. Internat. de Pharmacodynamie et de Thérapie 292 32 The findings presented in this paper give evidence that WEB 1881 FU combines cytoprotective, nootropic and cholinomimetic actions.
2001 Neurobiol. Learning & Memory 75 77 Evidence for a general nootropic effect of CCAs [sc. calcium channel antagonists] in neurologically normal young adult animals is ambiguous.
B. n.
A nootropic drug.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine for mental conditions > [noun] > drug to help memory
anamnestic1706
smart pill1954
memory drug1965
nootropic1976
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine for mental conditions > [noun] > other psychotherapeutic drugs
leptazol1946
anxiolytic1963
nootropic1976
1976 C. Giurgea in Current Devel. Psychopharmacol. 3 264 Since piracetam interferes directly with higher brain integrative mechanisms we have suggested for this new class of psychotropic drugs the term, nootropics.
1986 Fortune 20 Jan. 51/1 Warner-Lambert has been particularly successful, synthesizing a piracetam-based memory-enhancing drug, pramiracetam, and an unrelated nootropic called CI-911.
2001 Jrnl. Internat. Med. Res. 29 28 The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of nootropics..versus acetylcholinesterase inhibitors..in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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