Pirisudanol

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Pirisudanol structure

Pirisudanol (Mentis, Menthen, Mentium, Nadex, Nadexen, Nadexon, Pridana, Stivane), also known as pyrisuccideanol, is the succinic acid ester of pyridoxine (a form of vitamin B6) and of deanol (DMAE).[1] It has been used in Europe in the treatment of mild cognitive impairment as well as fatigue and depression.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 69493 [+http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl?post=/babble/20010708/msgs/69493.html#69493 Full text], ,
  2. {{{last}}}, David J. Triggle, Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. online version, Boca Raton:Chapman & Hall/CRC, 1996, ISBN 0-412-46630-9,
  3. Bathien N, Willer JC, Hugelin A, [Effect of psychotropic drugs on physiological variations and psychometric scores during attention], L'Encéphale, 1976, Vol. 2(Issue: 1), pp. 55–60, PMID: 1261486,
  4. Murphy JE, An evaluation of pyrisuccideanol maleate (Nadex) in the treatment of mild to moderate depression in patients aged 55 years and over, presenting in general practice, The Journal of International Medical Research, 1981, Vol. 9(Issue: 5), pp. 330–7, PMID: 7297757,
  5. Zmorski T, [Experience with Nadex in an ambulatory psychiatric practice], Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Thérapeutique, Vol. 40(Issue: 9), pp. 817–20, PMID: 6138876,


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