Fasoracetam

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Fasoracetam
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Names
IUPAC name
(5R)-5-(Piperidine-1-carbonyl)pyrrolidin-2-one
Other names
(5R)-5-Oxo-D-prolinepiperidinamide monohydrate, NS-105, AEVI-001, LAM 105, MDGN-001, NFC 1 [1] [2]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C10H16N2O2/c13-9-5-4-8(11-9)10(14)12-6-2-1-3-7-12/h8H,1-7H2,(H,11,13)/t8-/m1/s1 Yes check.svgY
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  • InChI=1/C10H16N2O2/c13-9-5-4-8(11-9)10(14)12-6-2-1-3-7-12/h8H,1-7H2,(H,11,13)/t8-/m1/s1
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  • O=C(N1CCCCC1)[C@@H]2NC(=O)CC2
Properties
C10H16N2O2
Molar mass 196.250 g·mol−1
Pharmacology
Oral
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • US:Not FDA approved
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Fasoracetam is a research chemical of the racetam family. [3] It is a putative nootropic that failed to show sufficient efficacy in clinical trials for vascular dementia. It is currently being studied for its potential use for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. [2] [4]

Contents

Fasoracetam appears to agonize all three groups of metabotropic glutamate receptors and has improved cognitive function in rodent studies. [5] It is orally bioavailable and is excreted mostly unchanged via the urine. [6]

Fasoracetam was discovered by scientists at the Japanese pharmaceutical company Nippon Shinyaku, which brought it through Phase 3 clinical trials for vascular dementia, and abandoned it due to lack of efficacy. [5] [7]

Scientists at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia led by Hakon Hakonarson have studied fasoracetam's potential use in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. [5] Hakonarson's company neuroFix tried to bring the drug to market for this use; neuroFix acquired Nippon Shinyaku's clinical data as part of its efforts. [7] [8] neuroFix was acquired by Medgenics in 2015. [8] Medgenics changed its name to Aevi Genomic Medicine in 2016. [9]

Clinical trials in adolescents with ADHD who also have mGluR mutations started in 2016. [8] While Fasoracetam may be effective in the treatment of ADHD in people with specific mGluR mutations, these represent around 10% of total ADHD cases, and Fasoracetam is likely ineffective in all other cases. [10] [11] Studies showing improvements in cognitive function from fasoracetam have exclusively been done on rodents. [10]

Legality

Australia

Fasoracetam is a schedule 4 substance in Australia under the Poisons Standard (February 2020). [12] A schedule 4 substance is classified as "Prescription Only Medicine, or Prescription Animal Remedy – Substances, the use or supply of which should be by or on the order of persons permitted by State or Territory legislation to prescribe and should be available from a pharmacist on prescription." [12]

See also

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