Compound or practice · Supplement
Phenylpiracetam
A stimulating racetam that's also a banned substance in sport — thin data, real doping risk.
- 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.
- Cognition / stimulationEvidence grade D
Sparse; tolerance
Smalllow
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Cognition / stimulation (grade D).
- Caution with ADHD stimulants: Additive stimulation.
Interactions
Documented pairings with supplements and medicines. A medicine on this list is a conversation for whoever prescribes it.
ADHD stimulantsCaution
Additive stimulation.
The evidence in words
What it is
Phenylpiracetam is a phenyl-modified, stimulating racetam developed for cosmonauts.
How it works
Racetam mechanisms plus stimulant-like activity; tolerance builds quickly.
What the evidence shows
Sparse clinical data in recovery/impairment; the stimulant effect drives its popularity. Importantly, it is prohibited by WADA — a doping risk for tested athletes.
Safety & interactions
Stimulating; tolerance develops fast. Banned in sport. adhd-stimulants — Additive stimulation.
Bottom line
A stimulating racetam with little evidence and a real anti-doping problem. Athletes must avoid it.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Phenylpiracetam for Cognition / stimulationEvidence grade D — Sparse; toleranceEvidence grade D
- Phenylpiracetam: side effects, safety & interactionsStimulating; tolerance develops fast. Banned in sport.Evidence grade D
- AniracetamA fat-soluble racetam with an anxiety-and-mood reputation and mostly preclinical human backing.Evidence grade D
- OxiracetamA stimulating racetam with sparse, dated human evidence.Evidence grade D
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.