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What is Piracetam?

Piracetam is an antipsychotic agent used to enhance cognition in the elderly; for cortical myoclonus (seizures); and in sickle cell anemia. This product is available in various countries but not currently available in the U.S.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 1 1
General health 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 100%

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Piracetam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Personal research
1 100% Personal research: 100%
Other
1 100% Other: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Piracetam

Stopped Taking Piracetam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
1
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 100%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on November 22, 2009.