Pirisudanol

Pirisudanol
Systematic (IUPAC) name
	2-(dimethylamino)ethyl[5-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-3-pyridinyl]methylbutanedioate
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Legal status	℞ (Prescription only);
Routes of; administration	Oral
Identifiers
CAS Number	33605-94-6
ATC code	N06BX08
PubChem	CID: 65782
ChemSpider	59202
UNII	W618Z2SMVL
KEGG	D07347
Chemical data
Formula	C16H24N2O6
Molecular mass	340.372 g/mol
	SMILES CC1=NC=C(C(=C1O)CO)COC(=O)CCC(=O)OCCN(C)C ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C16H24N2O6/c1-11-16(22)13(9-19)12(8-17-11)10-24-15(21)5-4-14(20)23-7-6-18(2)3/h8,19,22H,4-7,9-10H2,1-3H3 ; Key:KTOAWCPDBUCJED-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
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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]

References[edit]

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^ David J. Triggle (1996). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC. ISBN 0-412-46630-9.
^ Bathien N, Willer JC, Hugelin A (1976). "[Effect of psychotropic drugs on physiological variations and psychometric scores during attention]". L'Encéphale (in French) 2 (1): 55–60. PMID 1261486.
^ Murphy JE (1981). "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 9 (5): 330–7. PMID 7297757.
^ Zmorski T (September 1983). "[Experience with Nadex in an ambulatory psychiatric practice]". Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Thérapeutique (in German) 40 (9): 817–20. PMID 6138876.

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