Category: Drug Info & Treatments - Part 4

The Piracetam-nootropics (pyrrolidone derivatives) have been exhaustively researched for more than three decades. Experimental and clinical work first focused on their so-called nootropic effects; later came the possibilities for neuroprotection after stroke and use as antiepileptic agents. The concept and definition of a “nootropic drug” was first proposed in 1972 by C.E. Guirgea, the principal  […]

Q:  My daughter is having surgery.  What type of anesthesia can be used with stiripentol?  Are there interactions between stiripentol and anesthesia?  I called Biocodex, the maker of stiripentol, and they didn’t have the answer. A:    Pharmaceutical companies don’t generally give information out on questions that have not been studied or documented with literature. Most […]