Compound or practice · Supplement
Oxiracetam
A stimulating racetam with sparse, dated human evidence.
- Overall grade
- Grade D
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
1 at grade D — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- CognitionEvidence grade D
Sparse
Triviallow
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Cognition (grade D).
The evidence in words
What it is
Oxiracetam is a water-soluble racetam noted for a mildly stimulating, logic-focused profile.
How it works
Cholinergic and glutamatergic modulation, similar to other racetams.
What the evidence shows
Limited older studies in dementia; essentially no modern rigorous data in healthy people. Unproven.
Safety & interactions
Generally tolerated; grey-market status.
Bottom line
Little real evidence; popularity is anecdotal.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Oxiracetam for CognitionEvidence grade D — SparseEvidence grade D
- PiracetamThe original 'nootropic' — decent evidence in cognitive impairment, thin data in healthy people, and unapproved as a supplement in many places.Evidence grade C
- AniracetamA fat-soluble racetam with an anxiety-and-mood reputation and mostly preclinical human backing.Evidence grade D
- Methylene BlueA century-old dye and drug repurposed as a low-dose mitochondrial nootropic — real pharmacology, serious MAOI-level interactions.Evidence grade C
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.